CoM Moderators Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Historical Events 1969 - Ibuprofen launched in the UK under brand name Brufen as prescription medicine - now world's most popular anti-inflammatory painkiller 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1973 - Dr Hook's "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" enters the top 40 and peaks at #6 1974 - "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances 1975 - Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1976 - 26th NBA All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 123-109; MVP: Dave Bing, Washington Bullets, PG More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1883 - Clarence E. Mulford, American writer (Hopalong Cassidy), born in Streator, Illinois (d. 1956) 1900 - Mabel Mercer, British jazz and cabaret singer whose style and phrasing influenced Frank Sinatra ("Fly Me To The Moon"), born in Burton upon Trent, England (d. 1984) 1904 - Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer (Il prigioniero; Ulisse), born in Pisino d'Istria, Austrian Empire (now Pazin,Croatia) (d. 1975) 1912 - Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and Minister of Information (Free French forces), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1990) 1936 - Bob Simpson, Australian cricket batsman, captain and coach (62 Tests @ 46.81, 10 x 100s, HS 311, 71 wickets; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1965; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia 1966 - Jimmy Thunder, New Zealand boxer (IBO heavyweight title 1994-95), born in Apia, Samoa (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1116 - King Coloman of Hungary (1095-1116) (b. 1070) 1895 - Theodore Dwight Weld, American abolitionist and writer (American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses), dies at 91 1964 - Haakon Stotijn, Dutch oboist (Orkestgebouw Orchestra), dies at 49 1967 - Winifred Kingston, British silent screen actress (The Squaw Man, Davy Crockett), dies at 72 1984 - Ravindra Mhatre, Indian diplomat, murdered at 48 by Kashmiri terrorists in Birmingham, England 2022 - Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British and Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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