CoM Moderators Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Historical Events 1777 - Battle of Germantown: Gen George Washington's troops attack and are defeated by the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania 1938 - Baseball World Series: NY Yankees win third straight championship; beat Chicago Cubs, 8-3 at Yankee Stadium for 4-0 sweep 1944 - British troops land on Greek mainland 1964 - 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 1991 - The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature. 2022 - NY Yankees slugger Aaron Judge breaks Roger Maris's AL single season HR record when he slams his 62nd homer in a 3-2 loss against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1954) 1892 - Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian right-wing politician (Chancellor, 1932-34), killed by Nazis, born in Texingtal, Austria (d. 1934) 1911 - Mary Two-Axe Earley, Mohawk elder and human rights advocate (fought against women's status under the Indian Act), born on the Kahnawà:ke reserve, Quebec (d. 1996) 1932 - Milan Chvostek, Canadian television director 1957 - Kyra Schon, American actress (Night Of The Living Dead), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1959 - Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight, Pet Shop Boys), born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1904 - Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor (designed the Statue of Liberty), dies of tuberculosis at 70 1935 - Barbados Joe Walcott, Barbadian boxer (World Welterweight champion 1901-06; first Black to hold that title), dies in a car accident at 62 1971 - Edit Angold, German actress (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel), dies at 76 1990 - Avis Bunnage, British actress (Rising Damp, Coronation Street), dies at 67 1996 - Tim N Gidal Gidalewitsch, photojournalist, dies at 87 2021 - Alan Kalter, American television announcer (Late Show with David Letterman, 1995-2015), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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