CoM Moderators Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Historical Events 1328 - Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers1944 - Sammellager Drancy freed1953 - Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari clinches his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by winning Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten1964 - St Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL; go on win Baseball World Series, 4-3 v New York Yankees2013 - 26 people are killed and 55 are injured by a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq2020 - US Republican party convention begins by formally renominating Donald Trump for a second presidential termMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1486 - Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat, born in Vipava, Slovenia (d. 1566)1623 - Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, born in Raków, Kielce County, Poland (d. 1675)1783 - William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer, born in Bristol, England (d. 1852)1852 - Arnold Toynbee, English economic historian and social reformer, born in London (d. 1883)1911 - Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, US 100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1928), born in Riverdale, Illinois (d. 1999)1953 - Bobby Gubby, English rocker (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies), born in Epsom, Surrey, EnglandMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1867 - Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet (b. 1796)1979 - Richard Hearne, British actor (Tons of Trouble, The Time of His Life), dies at 711992 - Virginia Sale-Wren, entertainer, dies of heart failure at 921993 - Victorine Hefting, historian/wife of Bert Baker, dies at 882005 - Harold "Hal" Kalin, American singer (Kalin Twins), dies in a road accident at 712020 - Greg Montgomery, American NFL punter (Baltimore Ravens), dies at 55More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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