CoM Moderators Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Historical Events 1948 - Bradman scores 133* Aust v Lancashire, 216 mins, 17 fours1954 - Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins1986 - Marquis Theater opens at 1535 Broadway NYC1995 - Dodgers leading 2-1 in 9th forfeit game to Cards, fans become unruly1997 - Anaheim Angels Tony Phillips arrested for purchasing cocaine2014 - Unrest breaks out in Ferguson, Missouri after the death of African American Michael Brown by a policeman.More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1793 - Heinrich August Neithardt, composer1893 - Viscount Dunrossil, Scotland, Gov Gen of Australia (1959-61)1921 - Leonard Lickorish, dir-gen (British Tourist Authority)1949 - Gene Johnson, American country singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle"), born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania1971 - Paul Newlove, rugby league player1997 - Kylie Jenner, American model, TV and social media personality (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), born in Los Angeles, CaliforniaMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1784 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter, dies at 701896 - Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies1932 - Rin Tin Tin, American Hollywood shepherd dog (Clash of the Wolves), dies at 131963 - Ernst Wetter, Member of the Swiss Federal Council, dies at 851987 - Calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies1995 - Fay Honey Knopp, American activist (founded a Quaker ministry for men and women in prisons), dies of complications from ovarian cancer at 76More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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