CoM Moderators Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Historical Events 1594 - Having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden. 1897 - Inaugural meeting of the Women's Institute at Stoney Creek, Ontario, set at the suggestion of Adelaide Hoodless, the organization will rapidly spread around the world 1928 - World champion French team Andrée Joly and Pierre Brunet win the Olympic pairs figure skating gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Games; the couple marry in 1929 and take 2nd straight gold in 1932 1943 - German tanks under Major General Karl Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass, Tunisia 1977 - France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll 1987 - Musical revue "Stardust - The Mitchell Parish Musical", featuring songs of the Lithuanian-American lyricist, opens at Biltmore Theater, NYC; runs for 101 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1755 - Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten, Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1796-1801), born in Bergen op Zoom (d. 1801) 1881 - Evert Gorter, Dutch children's pioneering paediatrician (founder of Dutch medical child care), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1954) 1916 - Eddie Arcaro, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (Triple Crown 1941 Whirlaway, 1948 Citation), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1997) 1952 - Gaëtan Dugas, French Canadian flight attendant and HIV patient erroneously vilifed as "Patient Zero", born in Quebec City, Quebec (d. 1984) 1970 - Ruwan Kalpage, Sri Lankan cricket off-spinner 1983 - Assunta De Rossi, Filipino actress More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1936 - Charles Harding Firth, British historian (b. 1857) 1994 - Vittorio Rieti, Jewish Italian-American composer, dies at 96 1995 - John Howard, American actor (The Philadelphia Story; My Three Sons), dies of heart failure at 81 1996 - Brenda Bruce, actress (December Bride, Nightmare), dies at 77 2016 - [Nelle] Harper Lee, American author (To Kill a Mockingbird), dies at 89 2023 - Richard Belzer, American comedian, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Law and Order: SVU - both shows "Det. John Munch") and author (How To Be A Stand-Up; UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Believe), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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