CoM Moderators Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Historical Events 1846 - Anesthetic ether used for 1st time by American dentist Dr William Morton who extracts a tooth1927 - Yankees slugger Babe Ruth smacks his MLB record 60th home run off Tom Zachary in 8th inning of New York's 4-2 win over Washington Senators at Yankee Stadium1935 - George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" premieres in Boston1962 - NY Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play and beat NY 5-11997 - Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 41997 - Hooters agrees to pay $2 million in discrimination suitsMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1824 - Peter Milne, Scottish composer and violinist, born in Kincardine O'Neil (d. 1908)1883 - Bernhard Rust, Nazi education minister (d. 1945)1887 - Lil Dagover [Marta-Maria Lillits], Dutch-born German actress (Spiders), born in Madioen, Dutch East Indies (d. 1980)1952 - Darrell Hair, Australian cricketer (Australian Test umpire since 1993-94)1957 - Fran Drescher, American actress (Cadillac Man, The Nanny), born in Queens, New York1965 - Kathleen Madigan, American comedian, born in Florissant, MissouriMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1819 - Nicolas Roze, French composer, dies at 741884 - Louis Lacombe, French pianist and composer, dies at 651958 - Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist (ph-stipulation), dies at 791974 - Carlos Prats, Chilean Constitutionalist General, assassinated in the frame of Operation Condor1997 - Richard Selwyn Francis Schiling, British professor of occupational health, dies at 862010 - Stephen J. Cannell, American TV producer (The Rockford Files, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street) and writer, dies of melanoma at 69More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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