CoM Moderators Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Historical Events 1793 - 1st US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves 1818 - Chile gains independence from Spain 1925 - E. Thieffry departs with Handley Page for the Belgian Congo 1938 - Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg visits Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden 1997 - Fred Goldman says he will settle for a signed murder confession from O.J. Simpson in lieu of his $20.5 million judgement 2007 - A gunman opens fire in a mall in Salt Lake City, killing 5 people in the Trolley Square shooting. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991) 1920 - Pran Krishan Sikand, Indian actor often cast as the villain in Hindi cinema (Khandaan, Be-Imaan), born in New Delhi (d. 2013) 1938 - Judy Blume, American author (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey 1969 - Byron Stroud, Canadian heavy metal bassist, born in New Westminster, British Columbia 1976 - Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer, born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand 1985 - Saskia Burmeister Croft, Australian actress, born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1903 - Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834) 1981 - Jean Dixon, American actress (Joy of Living, You Only Live Once), dies at 87 1996 - Bob Shaw, Northern Irish novelist (b. 1931) 2000 - (Jalacy) "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins, American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("I Put a Spell On You"), and actor, dies of an aneurysm at 70 2004 - Robert A. Bruce, American cardiologist and pioneer (exercise cardiology), dies at 87 2022 - Brian Kan, Chinese thoroughbred horse trainer (5 x Hong Kong champion trainer; 5 x HK Derby winners), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I didn't know that Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day, or that the 13th Dalai Lama was born on the same day as my grandmother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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