CoM Moderators Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Historical Events 1894 - French officer Alfred Dreyfus court-martialed for treason, triggers worldwide charges of anti-Semitism (Dreyfus later vindicated) 1905 - Arrest of St Petersburg Soviet members leads to an uprising of Moscow workers and fighting in the street 1956 - Colo is born, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus, Ohio 1984 - Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, v WI at the MCG 1994 - Italian government of Silvio Berlusconi resigns 1996 - St Louis Blues’ right wing Brett Hull scores his 26th NHL career hat trick to reach 500 career goals in a 7-4 win over the LA Kings; with father Bobby Hull, first father/son combo to each record 500 goals More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1546 - Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō, born in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan (d. 1604) 1887 - Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (number theory), born in Erode, British India (d. 1920) 1903 - Marc Lavry [Levin], Latvian-Israeli composer (Emek; Independence Symphony; Song of Songs], and conductor, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1967) 1930 - Bill Jenkins, American engine builder and drag racer (Motorsports Hall of Fame of America), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012) 1944 - Steve Carlton, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1972, 77, 80, 82; Triple Crown 1972; 10 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Miami, Florida 1957 - Susan Powter, Australian-born American motivational speaker, nutritionist, personal trainer, and author (The Susan Powter Show), born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1893 - Johann Czerski, German chaplain, dies at 80 1951 - Powell Weaver, American composer, dies at 61 1966 - Lucy Burns, American suffragist (National Woman's Party) and women's rights advocate, dies at 87 1985 - D. Boon, American singer and guitarist (The Minutemen) (b. 1958) 2003 - Dave Dudley, American country singer (Six Days on the Road), dies at 75 2007 - Adrian Cristobal, Filipino writer (b. 1932) More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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