CoM Moderators Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Historical Events 1833 - Netherlands and Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven 1904 - General Esteban Huertas steps down after the government of Panama fears he wants to stage a coup 1960 - Charlie Finley makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels 1990 - Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win her first of 3 straight WTA Tour Championships in NYC; first 5-set women's final since 1901 2005 - 20th Century Fox releases "Walk the Line", starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter, and directed by James Mangold; Witherspoon wins an Academy Award 2012 - 40th American Music Awards: Katy Perry and Justin Bieber win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1832 - Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer and mineralogist (Vega Expedition), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1901) 1845 - John Mellaerts, Flemish social worker (1st Belgian farm gilde) (d. 1925) 1882 - Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American operatic soprano (Cave of the Winds), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1963) 1903 - Lillian Fuchs, American violist and composer, born in New York (d. 1995) 1918 - Tasker Watkins, Welsh World War II hero, born in Nelson, Wales (d. 2007) 1951 - Heinrich Schiff, Austrian cellist and conductor, born in Gmunden, Austria (d. 2016) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1678 - Giovanni Maria Bononcini, composer, dies at 36 1887 - Gustav Fechner, German psychologist and physicist (Weber–Fechner law), dies at 86 1917 - Henry Spiekman, Dutch journalist and politician (co-founder Social Democratic Workers' Party), dies of leukemia at 43 1968 - Walter Wanger [Feuchtwanger], American film producer (Cleopatra), dies at 74 2009 - Jeanne-Claude [Denat de Guillebon], French artist who worked with Christo (Running Fence, Wrapped Reichstag), dies at 74 2014 - Dave Appell, American musician, arranger, musical director (Ernie Kovacs), record producer (Charlie Gracie; The Orlons; Tony Orlando and Dawn), and songwriter, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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