CoM Moderators Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Historical Events 657 - St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I1905 - Dutch Covenant of Worker's union, NVV, forms1942 - FDR signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES)1953 - Rikidōzan holds a ceremony announcing the establishment of the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance1960 - 1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7)1997 - Eighteen lives are lost in the Thredbo Landslide in New South Wales, AustraliaMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1875 - James W. Tate, English composer, born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (d. 1922)1880 - Robert R. McCormick, American editor and publisher (Chicago Tribune), born in Chicago (d. 1955)1940 - Clive Sinclair, British consumer electronics inventor (Executive pocket calculator; ZX Spectrum computer), born in Richmond, Surrey, England (d. 2021)1959 - Petra Felke, German javelin thrower (world record 1988), born in Saalfeld, East Germany1981 - Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006), born in Owensboro, Kentucky (d. 2017)1982 - Jimmy Anderson, English cricket fast bowler (most wickets for England in both Test and ODI cricket), born in Burnley, LancashireMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1965 - Junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese writer (Key), dies at 791982 - Roberta Pedon, American glamour model, dies at 281994 - Theo van Scheltinga, skater, dies at 802008 - Anne Armstrong U.S. ambassador to Britain and first female counsel to the President, dies at 802009 - Peter Zadek, German theatre director (b. 1926)2012 - Maeve Binchy [Snell], Irish novelist (Light a Penny Candle), dies at 72More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike carey Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 7 hours ago, CoM Moderators said: 1997 - Eighteen lives are lost in the Thredbo Landslide in New South Wales, Australia The country held its breath for three days until the sole survivor Stuart Diver, a ski instructor, was rescued from from the rubble of the two ski lodges. His wife was one of those who died. Some of the victims drowned while trapped in the rubble when the site filled with water. The landslide had been caused by heavy rain saturating the hillside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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