CoM Moderators Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Historical Events 1811 - Louisiana slave revolt by Charles Deslondes at German Coast 1877 - Crazy Horse and his Sioux warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory). 1947 - General George Marshall becomes US Secretary of State 1949 - "My Romance" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 95 performances 1982 - Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville, Tennessee 1995 - Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star third baseman Mike Schmidt is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1814 - Johannes Kneppelhout, Dutch writer, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1885) 1917 - Peter Taylor, American novelist, born in Trenton, Tennessee (d. 1994) 1936 - Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-born British scientist, born in Sydney, Australia 1937 - Robert Moran, American composer (Trinity Requiem), born in Denver, Colorado 1964 - Marc Quinn, English artist (Alison Lapper Pregnant), born in London, England 1985 - Sam Levison, American actor and filmmaker (created TV show Euphoria) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1934 - Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies 1944 - William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) 1972 - Kenneth Patchen, American writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60 1986 - Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84 2010 - Tony Halme, Finnish boxer and politician (b. 1963) 2014 - Ben Garrido Blaz, American politician (Rep-R-Guam, 1985-93), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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