CoM Moderators Posted October 20, 2023 Posted October 20, 2023 Historical Events 1906 - Dr Lee DeForest demonstrates his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube) 1940 - Cheese rationed in the Netherlands 1968 - Margitta Gummel of East Germany throws world record 19.61m to beat teammate Marita Lange by 0.83m and win the women's shot put gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics 2013 - 37 people are killed in a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq 2013 - 78 people are killed by cattle raiders in Jonglei, Sudan 2018 - 12,000 year old fossil called "Luzia", oldest known fossil in South America announced found mostly intact after devastating fire at Brazil's National Museum More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1616 - Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) 1884 - Thomas Chalmers, American opera singer, actor, and filmmaker (Blind Alleys, Outrage), born in NYC, New York (d. 1966) 1923 - Herschel Bernardi, American actor (Arnie, Voice of Charlie the Tuna, Front), born in NYC, New York (d. 1986) 1961 - Ian Rush, Welsh footballer (Liverpool), born in St Asaph, Wales 1966 - Fred Coury, American glam rock drummer (Cinderella -"Heartbreak Station"; "Nobody's Fool"), born in Johnston, New York 1967 - Harvey Pulliam, American MLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in San Francisco, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1906 - William "Buck" Ewing, American Baseball HOF catcher (NL home run leader 1883 NY Giants; Cincinnati Reds) and manager (NY Giants, Cincinnati Reds), dies of diabetes at 67 1994 - Sergei Bondarchuk, Soviet director and actor (Destiny of a Man, War and Peace), dies of a heart attack at 74 1997 - Henry Vestine, American guitarist (Canned Heat), dies of heart and respiratory failure at 52 2003 - Jack Elam, American actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo), dies at 82 2006 - Frank Vicari, American jazz, session, and touring saxophonist (Maynard Ferguson; Woody Herman; Tom Waits; Saturday Night Live), dies at 75 2010 - Bob Guccione, American publisher (Penthouse, Omni), dies of lung cancer at 79 More Famous Deaths »
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