CoM Moderators Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Historical Events 1943 - Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area1976 - "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse NYC for 16 performances1979 - Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster1993 - After playing 12 Tests for Australia, fast bowler Michael Whitney plays his final day in 1st class cricket for NSW in a tour match loss v New Zealand in Newcastle1993 - Atlantic Radio (20 radio stations) becomes American Radio Systems2009 - British Mercedes driver Jenson Button finishes 3rd in inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to win his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 11 points from Sebastian VettelMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1351 - Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1365-68), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1386)1526 - Catherine Jagellion, Polish princess and queen of Sweden as the wife of John III of Sweden, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1583)1530 - Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and writer, born in Sarlat-la-Canéda, Périgord, France (d. 1563)1897 - Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author (African Heroes, Return to Fairy Hill), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1999)1911 - Henri Troyat, Russian-French author and historian, born in Moscow (d. 2007)1934 - Umberto Agnelli, Italian automotive executive (Fiat, 1965-2004), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 2004)More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1596 - Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (Les Libertés de l’église gallicane), dies at 571678 - William Coddington, first Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1601)1985 - Arnold Pihlak, Estonian soccer forward (44 caps; FK Austria Wien), dies at 831995 - Desmond Shawe-Taylor, British critic and writer (co-author of The Record Guide), dies at 882006 - William Styron, American novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice), dies at 812012 - Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1983; Atlanta Braves), dies during apparent home robbery at 55More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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