CoM Moderators Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Historical Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). Breton-French-Latin dictionary written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc was first Breton and French dictionary1811 - El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence1873 - Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada1973 - Arab producers announce 25 percent cut in oil production1992 - "Revenge Match of the 20th century" American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky to win an unofficial match in Belgrade2000 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie is laid to rest 25 years after his death after a funeral procession through Addis AbabaMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Will Durant, American author and historian (The Story of Philosophy, The Story of Civilization), born in North Adams, Massachusetts (d. 1981)1911 - Roy Rogers, American cowboy actor and singer ("Happy Trails"; Roy Rogers Show), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1998)1920 - Douglass North, American economist, (Nobel Prize Economic Sciences 1993), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2015)1930 - Clifford Irving, American novelist and investigative reporter (hoax autobiography of Howard Hughes), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)1951 - Tony Evers, American politician, Governor of Wisconsin (2019-), born in Plymouth, Wisconsin1974 - Chris Sununu, American politician, Governor of New Hampshire (2017-), born in Salem, New HampshireMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1680 - Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 571828 - Maria Feodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia, dies at 691860 - Carl Binder, Austrian composer, dies at 431989 - Barry Sadler, American singer ("Ballad Of The Green Berets"), dies from complications of being shot at 491990 - Herbert Berghof, Austrian actor (Belarus File, Harry and Tonto, Target), dies of heart failure at 811991 - Robert Maxwell, Czech-British billionaire publisher, politician and fraudster (Mirror Group, NY Daily News), drowns at sea at 68More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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