CoM Moderators Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Historical Events 1601 - Olivier van Noort completes first Dutch exploration of new world1832 - Black Hawk, leader of Sauk-indians, gives himself up1892 - NYC's Metropolitan Opera House (opened in 1883) catches fire; takes two years to restore1908 - Calgary City Rugby Football Club re-organizes as the Tigers1974 - NY Met Benny Ayala hits a HR in his 1st at bat2004 - German kayaker Birgit Fischer wins gold in K-4 500m and silver in K-2 500m in Athens; first woman in any sport to win gold medals at 6 different Olympics, gold 24 years apart, and 1st person to win 2 or more medals in 5 different GamesMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1870 - Amado Nervo [Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer and poet, born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico (d. 1919)1884 - Vincent Auriol, President of France (1947-53), born in Revel, France (d. 1966)1886 - Rebecca Clarke, British-American violist and classical composer (Morpheus), born in Harrow, England (d. 1979)1935 - Ernie Broglio, American baseball player1947 - Peter Krieg [Wilhelm Gladitz], German documentary filmmaker, and writer (September Wheat), born in Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany (d. 2009)1964 - Frankie Thorn, American actressMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1977 - George Merritt, English actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 861980 - Douglas Kenney, American humorist (co-founded the magazine National Lampoon), dies at 331991 - Gordon Heath, actor (Sapphire, Staircase, Animal Farm), dies1996 - Abram Games, British graphic artist ("Blonde Bombshell" ATS poster), dies at 822001 - Abu Ali Mustafa, leader of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (assassinated) (b. 1938)2022 - Milutin Šoškić, Serbian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps Yugoslavia; FK Partizan, 1. FC Köln), dies at 84More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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