CoM Moderators Posted September 7, 2023 Posted September 7, 2023 Historical Events 1191 - Third Crusade: Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the Battle of Arsuf1942 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: American Ted Schroeder wins his first of 2 Grand Slam events; beats countryman Frank Parker 8-6, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-21950 - Monasteries shut down in Hungary1952 - Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tenn)1970 - Jerry Lewis' 5th Muscular Dystrophy telethon1974 - Shirley Cothran (Texas), 21, crowned 47th Miss America 1975More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1860 - Grandma Moses [Anna Mary Robertson], American primitive painter (Old Oaken Bucket), born in Greenwich, New York (d. 1961)1864 - Ernest Halliwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests), born in Ealing, England (d. 1919)1925 - Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, businesswoman and co-founder of Laura Ashley, born in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1985)1927 - John Milford, American actor (Command and Conquer: Red Alert, Homefront), born in Johnstown, New York (d. 2000)1975 - Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer, born in Heredia, Costa Rica1980 - Mark Prior, American baseball player, coach (Chicago Cubs), born in San Diego, CaliforniaMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1984 - Joe Cronin, American Baseball HOF shortstop (7 x MLB All Star), manger (Boston RS, Washington Senators) and executive (AL President 1959-73), dies at 771986 - Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov, Russian-Soviet conductor and composer, dies at 831998 - John Hayes, British Naval Officer and Naval Secretary, dies at 852008 - Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, American RandB and soul pianist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer, dies of congestive heart failure at 692011 - Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey center (World C'ship gold 2005; Carolina Hurricanes), dies in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster at 302022 - Bernard Shaw, American television news journalist (CBS, ABC), and 1st anchor of CNN, dies of pneumonia at 82More Famous Deaths »
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