CoM Moderators Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Historical Events 1710 - Battle of Brihuega in the War of the Spanish Succession: British General James Stanhope captured by French and Spanish forces 1921 - Eamon de Valera publicly repudiates Anglo-Irish Treaty 1974 - Irish Republican Socialist Party forms 1991 - Charles Strouse and Richard Maltby, Jr's musical "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 9 performances 1993 - 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria 2022 - Iran announces first known execution of a protester from recent anti-government unrest, after convicting a man in a revolutionary court of "moharebeh" (enmity against God) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1715 - Jan Althuysen, Frisian vicar and poet (Frisianche rymlery), born in Franeker, Netherlands (d. 1763) 1888 - Paul Cavanagh, British actor (The Woman in Green, Tarzan and his Mate), born in Chislehurst, England (d. 1964) 1894 - E. C. Segar, American cartoonist (Popeye), born in Chester, Illinois (d. 1938) 1941 - Geoff Hurst, English soccer striker (49 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; West Ham United 411 games, Stoke City), born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England 1947 - Gregg Allman, American Hammond organist, guitarist and vocalist (The Allman Brothers Band - "Whipping Post"), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2017) 1982 - Chrisette Michele [Payne], American RandB and soul singer-songwriter ("Be OK"; "Epiphany"), born in Central Islip, New York, More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1967 - Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., 1st African-American astronaut and U.S. Air Force major, dies in a crash of an F-104 Starfighter while training at 32 1982 - Frank Wijngaarde, Suriname journalist and pro-democracy advocate murdered by the military 1990 - Martin Ritt, American actor and director (The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Slugger's Wife, End of the Game), dies at 76 1994 - Israel Aaron Maisels, South African lawyer and communal leader, dies at 89 2019 - Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street (1969-2018), dies at 85 2021 - Lars Høgh, Danish soccer goalkeeper (8 caps; OB 603 games) and GK coach (Denmark, Brøndby IF), dies from pancreatic cancer at 62 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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