CoM Moderators Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Historical Events 768 - Charlemagne and his brother Carloman I are crowned Kings of The Franks 1740 - Dutch governor general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8,000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia 1924 - Municipal Grant Park Stadium, in Chicago Illinois (now known as Soldier Field) is officially dedicated 1981 - United States Auto Club appeals panel restores disputed Indianapolis 500 victory to disqualified first-across-the-line Bobby Unser 1990 - Saddam Hussein threatens to hit Israel with a new missile 2015 - Selena Gomez releases her studio album "Revival", goes to #1 on Billboard 200 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1766 - Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842) 1933 - Peter Mansfield, British Physician whose discoveries led to MRI (2003 Nobel Prize), born in London (d. 2017) 1935 - Paul Barton, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 1 x 100; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand 1944 - Nona Hendryx, American RandB singer-songwriter (Patti LaBelle and Blue Belles; LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade"), born in Trenton, New Jersey 1950 - Mick Malone, Australian cricketer (WA seamer, Test 1977, made 46 took 5-63, 1-14), born in Scarborough, Australia 1955 - Linwood Boomer, Canadian-American actor (Adam-Little House on the Prairie), born in Vancouver, British Columbia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1709 - Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, English mistress of Charles II of England, dies at 68 1967 - Andre Maurois [Emile Herzog], French writer (Balzac), dies at 82 1973 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe [Nubin], American gospel and RandB singer, songwriter, and electric guitarist ("This Train"; "Down By The Riverside"), dies of a stroke at 58 2001 - Herbert Ross, American film director and producer (Footloose, Steel Magnolias, dies at 74 2011 - Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989) 2013 - Mark "Chopper" Read, Australian criminal and crime author (Chopper: From the Inside), dies from liver cancer at 58 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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