CoM Moderators Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Historical Events 440 - St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope1840 - American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)1891 - Hurricane hits Martinique, about 700 die1965 - Dutch soccer team FC Den Bosch (successor to BVV 1906 and Wilhelmina 1890) is established at 's-Hertogenbosch1983 - Hurricane Alicia battered Houston and Galveston, Texas1989 - Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as NY Yankee managerMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1900 - Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1964)1902 - Adamson-Eric, Estonian painter, born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 1968)1958 - Madeleine Stowe, American actress (Tropical Snow, Bad Girls), born in Los Angeles, California1964 - Craig Bierko, American actor, born in Rye Brook, New York1966 - Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress (The Surrogate Woman, Come Come Come Upward), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2022)1969 - Masta Killa [Elgin Turner], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New YorkMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1815 - Chauncey Goodrich, American politician (b. 1759)1940 - Walter Chrysler, American automotive pioneer (Chrysler Corporation) and thoroughbred breeder, dies at 651945 - Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian revolutionary and nationalist, dies of injuries from a plane crash at 481989 - Luis Carlos Galan, Colombian presidential candidate, murdered2010 - Benjamin Kaplan, American copyright scholar, dies at 992014 - Jim Jeffords, American politician (Senator-R+I-Vermont 1989-2007, Rep-R-VT, 1975-89), dies at 80More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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