CoM Moderators Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Historical Events 1310 - German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia1940 - German occupiers in Netherlands begin soap rationing1940 - US National Guard assembles1987 - Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for year record ($697,385)1990 - Dennis Eckersley saves his 40th game of the season2017 - Indications that Neanderthals were the first to make glue out of tar strengthened by research published in "Scientific Reports"More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1884 - George Al Sarton, Belgian-American chemist and historian, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1956)1895 - Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer1905 - Sal Tas, Dutch journalist and CIA agent (Het Parool) [or 1897]1941 - Emanuel Nunes, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2012)1975 - James Black, Canadian singer-songwriter (Finger Eleven), born in Ontario, Canada1977 - Jeff Hardy, American professional wrestlerMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1864 - Ferdinand Lassalle, French socialist and political activist (Allgemeiner), dies at 391869 - Mary Ward, Irish scientist, first automobile accident victim (b. 1827)1948 - Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism), dies at 521985 - Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for tissue grafting), dies at 851995 - Beant Singh, Prime Minister of Punjab province of India, assassinated at 731996 - David Pollock, Viscount Hanworth, British barrister, dies at 80More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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