CoM Moderators Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Historical Events 1789 - New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights 1815 - Russia, Prussia, Austria and England sign an Alliance "for the maintenance of peace in Europe" on the same day as the Treaty of Paris 1983 - NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing 1988 - Boston College beats Army 38-24 in the 'Emerald isle Classic' at Dublin's Lansdowne Road Stadium, the first NCAA American Football game to be played in Europe 1997 - Yohannes Haile-Selassie discovers the partial skull of a 2.5 million year old human ancestor, confirming and establishing the new species Australopithecus garhi, in Bouri, Middle Awash, Ethiopia 1997 - NY Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1752 - Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel), born in Bristol, England (d. 1770) 1913 - Judy Canova, American comedian and actress (Cannonball), born in Starke, Florida (d. 1983) 1916 - Evelyn Keyes, American actress (Adventure of Martin Eden), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2008) 1941 - Haseena Moin, Pakistani television drama writer and Urdu playwright, born in Kanpur, India 1970 - Geoffrey Keezer, American jazz pianist, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin 1972 - Sheema Kalbasi, Iranian born poet, born in Tehran, Iran More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1591 - Christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540) 1894 - Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist and composer (Dmitri Donskoi), dies at 64 1917 - Alfredo Napoleão dos Santos, Portuguese pianist, and composer, dies at 65 1952 - Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher and politician (La Critica), dies at 86 1995 - Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (with Ekaterina Gordeeva - Pairs World Championship, 1986-87, 1989-90; Olympic gold, 1988 and 94), dies at 28 of a heart attack on the practice rink in Lake Placid, New York, 2009 - Max Robertson, British sports commentator, dies at 94 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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