CoM Moderators Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Historical Events 1415 - King Henry V of England lands his army at the mouth of Seine River in France1942 - The 'Manhattan Project' commences, under the direction of US General Leslie Groves: its aim - to deliver an atomic bomb1988 - Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit opens2004 - 28th Olympic Games opens at Athens, Greece2006 - Canadian Open Women's Golf, London Hunt CC: Christie Kerr wins by 1 shot from Angela Stanford2017 - Gunmen kill at least 18 at a cafe in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Islamic extremists blamedMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1655 - Johann Christoph Denner, German musician and inventor (clarinet), baptized in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1707)1662 - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, born in Wiltshire, England (d. 1748)1934 - Gary Davidson, American sports league founder (ABA, WHA, WFL)1938 - Dave "Baby" Cortez [Clowney], American pop keyboardist ("The Happy Organ"; "Rinky Dink"), born in Detroit, Michigan1943 - Gary Ilman, American 100m freestyle (Olympic-4th-1964), born in Glendale, California1954 - Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2001)More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 662 - Maximus Confessor, Greek theologian and court secretary to the Emperor, dies soon after his conviction for heresy when his hand and tongue were cut off (b. c. 580)1278 - Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 651744 - John Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678)1826 - René Laënnec, French physician who invented the stethoscope, dies of tuberculosis at 461965 - Ikeda Hayato, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (1960-64), dies at 651971 - W. O. Bentley, English engineer and motoring pioneer who founded Bentley Motors Limited, dies at 82More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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