CoM Moderators Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Historical Events 1912 - 1st Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released "Cohen Collects a Debt" 1958 - Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1958 - Stravinsky's "Thieni" premieres in Venice 1958 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1970 - IBM announces System/370 Model 145, their 1st computer to employ semiconductors for its main memory 1983 - Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa KOs American Michael Dokes in 10 rounds in Richfield. Ohio for WBA heavyweight boxing title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Johnny Mokan, American baseball player (d. 1985) 1910 - Elliot Roosevelt, American general, writer and son of FDR (Murder in the Oval Office), born in New York City (d. 1990) 1925 - Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft) 1929 - Wally Whyton, English musician and broadcaster (BBC 2), born in London, England (d. 1997) 1976 - Faune A. Chambers, American actress 1985 - Brian Brohm, American football player More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1873 - Jean Chacornac, French astronomer, dies at 50 1943 - Elinor Glyn, British novelist (3 Weeks) and screenwriter, dies at 78 1991 - Ernestine McClendon, director/actress (Homer and Eddie), dies 1994 - Robert Bloch, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho), dies of cancer at 77 2004 - Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 86 2010 - Teresa Lewis, American murderer (b. 1969) More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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