CoM Moderators Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Historical Events 1119 - Guido di Borgogna elected Pope Callistus II1869 - James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR1972 - Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Baseball Hall of Fame1973 - Richard Helms, ends term as 8th director of CIA; succeeded by James R Schlesinger (until July)1992 - IRS and Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M)More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1522 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)1926 - Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal (Nicaragua)1968 - Sean Elliott, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)1970 - Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer1983 - Alex Westaway, British rock singer (Gunship; Fightstar), born in Northamptonshire, EnglandMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1688 - Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610)1970 - Jaroslav Vogel, Czech composer and conductor, dies at 761980 - William H. Stein, American biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 681981 - Louise Lorraine, actress (Adventures of Tarzan), dies1988 - Clive Epstein, British music artist manager, and brother of Brian Epstein, dies at 512005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (world heavyweight champion 1930-32), dies at 99More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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