CoM Moderators Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Historical Events 1698 - France, England and Netherlands ratified the First Partition Treaty, which eventually led to the War of the Spanish Succession 1881 - David Houston patents roll film for cameras 1944 - Tuvinian People's Republic or formerly Tannu Tuva was annexed by the U.S.S.R 1960 - Hurricane ravages East-Pakistan (6,000 die) 1967 - World Series record 3 consecutive HRs hit by Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli as Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Cardinals, 8-4 in Game 6 at Fenway Park 1973 - MLB American League Championship: Oakland Athletics beat Baltimore Orioles, 3 games to 2 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1782 - Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish poet and short-story writer (E Binddstouw), born in Vium, Denmark (d. 1848) 1876 - Gertrud von Le Fort, German writer (The Eternal Woman), born in Minden, Westphalia (d. 1971) 1926 - Thích Nhất Hạnh [Nguyen Xuan Bao], Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, peace activist, and writer (Love Letter to the Earth; The Art of Communicating), born in Huế, Annam, French Indochina (now Vietnam) (d. 2022) 1936 - Billy Higgins, American jazz drummer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2001) 1943 - Gene Watson, American country singer ("Love in the Hot Afternoon"; "Fourteen Carat Mind"), born in Palestine, Texas 1967 - Dennis Vaske, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Rockford, Illinois More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1347 - Ludwig IV, Duke of Bavaria (1301-47), King of the Romans (1314-47) and Holy Roman Emperor (1328-47), dies at 65 1989 - Paul Shenar, actor (Deadly Force, Dream Lover), dies at 53 1990 - Douglas Edwards, American newscaster (CBS Evening News, FYI), dies of cancer at 73 1990 - Robert Tessier, actor (Nightwish, Future Force), dies at 56 1995 - Isolde Ahlgrimm, Austrian harpsichordist, fortepianist, early music and original instrument proponent, and teacher, dies at 81 2005 - Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and Prime Minister in exile (b. 1915) More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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