CoM Moderators Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Historical Events 1864 - Raid at Stoneman: Knoxville, Tennessee to Saltville, Virginia 1887 - Sherlock Holmes first appears in print in "Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle 1936 - Ernest Brundin and Frank Lyon obtain US patent for hydroponic (soil-less) culture of plants 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 2012 - FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid's 1991-92 season mark 2018 - Computer-animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" starring Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Award Best Animated Film 2019) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1917 - Geraldine McCullough, American painter and sculptor (Phoenix), born in Maywood, Illinois (d. 2008) 1946 - (Raymond) "Gilbert" O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter ("Alone Again Naturally"), born in Waterford, Ireland 1948 - Neil Warnock, English soccer winger and manager (Crystal Palace, Leeds, QPR, Cardiff City), born in Sheffield, England 1971 - Rob Waldrop, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Outland Trophy 1993 Arizona; CFL, Toronto Argonauts), born in Atlanta, Georgia 1972 - Norbert Wójtowicz, Polish historian and theologian 1981 - Francia Elena Márquez Mina, Colombian human rights activist, environmentalist and politician (Vice-President of Colombia), born in Yolombó, Colombia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1723 - Susanna Centlivre, English actress known as "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century", dies at 66 (approximately) 1750 - Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer and cartographer, dies at 73 1884 - William Swainson (lawyer), second, and last, Attorney-General (New Zealand) of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (b. 1809) 1971 - Arthur B. Spingarn, American lawyer and civil rights activist (NAACP chairman, 1940-65), dies at 93 1998 - Bertil Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder and manager (15 caps; Atalanta; Olympic gold 1948), dies at 81 2001 - Ellis R. Dungan, American born Indian film director, dies at 92 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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