CoM Moderators Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Historical Events 1688 - France declares war on Germany 1948 - Mildred Gillars (Axis Sally), an American broadcaster employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to proliferate propaganda during World War II, pleads not guilty to eight chargs of treason in Washington, D.C. 1958 - 1st welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Iowa 1980 - Braves join every NL team with 1,000,000+ attendance for this season 1990 - Saddam Hussein states his willingness to strike first and his intention to damage oil fields in the region if Iraq does strike 2018 - Real Madrid midfielder and Croatian World Cup captain Luka Modrić is named world's best male player at the FIFA Awards in London; Brazil and Orlando Pride forward Marta best female player; France's Didier Deschamps best men's coach More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Artur Lemba, Estonian concert pianist, composer (Sabina), and piano teacher (St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1908-20), born in Revel, Russian Empire (now Tallinn, Estonia) (d. 1963) 1898 - Charlotte van Pallandt, Dutch sculptress, born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1997) 1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer (Stockport County), born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer, artist, screenwriter and filmmaker, best known as the creator of 'the Muppets" (Sesame Street, The Muppet Show), born in Greenville, Mississippi (d. 1990) 1962 - Jake Phelps, American skateboarder, journalist (editor Thrasher magazine), born in San Francisco, CA (d. 2019) 1966 - Atul Bedade, Indian cricketer (ODI batsman), born in Bombay, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1494 - Poliziano, Italian humanist (b. 1454) 1802 - Alexander Radishchev, Russian writer (Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow), commits suicide by drinking poison at 53 1982 - Paulus Akkerman, Dutch-Frisian baker, writer (Each om Each), and translator, dies at 74 1994 - Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65 1994 - David Napley, English solicitor, dies at 79 1996 - Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, egyptologist, dies at 87 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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