CoM Moderators Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Historical Events 1939 - Prototype for the Ilyushin Il-2, world's most-produced military airplane designed by Sergey Ilyushin, takes it first flight. Over 36,000 made for Soviet airforce in WWII. 1950 - 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks", later "Peanuts", by Charles M. Schulz published in seven nationwide papers 1960 - Mickey Wright becomes first player in LPGA Tour history to average fewer than 74 strokes per round to win the Vare Trophy after a season average of 73.25; first of 5 consecutive Vare Trophies for Wright 1967 - All Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents for possession of marijuana in San Francisco, California 2016 - Ryder Cup Golf, Hazeltine National GC: US regains Cup; beats Europe, 17-11; Americans Brooks Koepka, Brandt Snedeker and Patrick Reed each win 3 matches 2019 - Two politicians in Peru claim to be the country's leader for a day until Mercedes Aráoz resigns so the constitutional court can rule on the matter More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1833 - William Corby, American Catholic priest and President of the University of Notre Dame, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1897) 1928 - Anthony Tippet, British Royal Navy officer and Chief of Fleet Support (d. 2006) 1936 - Dick Barnett, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1968; NBA C'ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), born in Gary, Indiana 1946 - Jo-El Sonnier, American country singer (Louisiana), born in Rayne, Louisiana 1951 - Sting [Gordon Sumner], British singer-songwriter and bassist (The Police - "Every Breath You Take"; solo - "Fragile") and actor (Dune), born in Wallsend, Northumberland 1981 - Toro [Alvan Guo Yi Jun], Taiwanese pop singer (Energy) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1944 - Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries 1971 - Bola de Nieve [Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández], Cuban singer, pianist and songwriter, dies at 60 1988 - Alec Issigonis, Greek-British automotive designer who designed the Mini, dies at 81 1989 - Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Neth's 1st female advisor of State, dies 1996 - Robert Bourassa, Prime Minister of Quebec province (1970-76, 85-93), dies at 63 2007 - Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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