CoM Moderators Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Historical Events 1921 - The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed in northern California and Oregon1932 - French liner Normandie is launched1945 - Happy Chandler resigns as US Senator, remains as baseball commissioner1982 - Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted1988 - First scheduled Soviet shuttle launch (postponed)2017 - British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes a distant 9th in Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez; good enough to clinch his 4th F1 World Drivers ChampionshipMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1704 - John Byng, English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca, born in Southill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1757)1853 - Josephine Beall Bruce, African-American activist (NACW) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1923)1882 - Jean Giraudoux, French writer and playwright (The Madwoman of Chaillot), born in Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France (d. 1944)1923 - Dietrich Manicke, German composer, born in Wurzen, Saxony, Germany (d. 2013)1937 - Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass banjo player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), born in Roark, Kentucky (d. 2021)1938 - Ralph Bakshi, Krymchak-American animator and film maker (Fritz the Cat; Lord of the Rings (1978); Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures), born in Haifa, Mandatory PalestineMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1677 - Charles Coypeau Dassoucy, French poet and singer, dies at 721919 - A. B. Simpson, Canadian preacher (b. 1843)1965 - Bill McKechnie, American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1940 Cincinnati Reds) and coach (World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), dies at 791979 - Ramon "Tiki" Fulwood, American funk drummer (Parliament-Funkadelic; Miles Davis), dies of stomach cancer at 351983 - Sten Broman, Swedish composer, dies at 812011 - Jimmy Savile, British entertainer and suspected sexual predator, dies at 84More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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