CoM Moderators Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Historical Events 1854 - US Assay Office in NYC, New York opens1904 - Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St NYC1913 - Gamboa Dam in Panama blown up; Atlantic and Pacific waters mix1935 - Coup under Gen Giorgios Kondylis in favor of Greek monarchy1960 - WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting1982 - Pope John Paul II canonizes Rev Maximilian Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saintMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1862 - Arthur De Greef, Belgian composer, born in Louvain, Belgium (d. 1940)1868 - Guillermo M. Tomás, Cuban composer, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 1933)1900 - Helen Hayes [Brown], American actress (Caesar and Cleopatra, Happy Birthday), and 1st female EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1993)1916 - Benson Fong, American character actor (Charlie Chan films; Purple Heart; Flower Drum Song), and restaurateur, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1987)1921 - Boy Trip, Dutch minister, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1990)1936 - Artie Dick, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ of 60's), born in Middlemarch, New ZealandMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1473 - Giorgio da Sebenico, Venetian sculptor and architect (Cathedral of St James in Šibenik)1745 - Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer and organist, dies at 521856 - Mikhail Vielgorsky, Russian composer, dies at 671977 - Jean Duvieusart, 36th Prime Minister of Belgium, dies at 771990 - Dick Jorgensen, NFL referee, dies at 562006 - Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist (b. 1932)More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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