CoM Moderators Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Historical Events 1906 - Baker Street and Waterloo Railway opens, constructed by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London. The contraction Bakerloo became the official name in July 1906. 1931 - Oswald Mosley leaves British Labour party and founds the "New Party" 1940 - 1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC: Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" 1996 - 37th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Mississippi State beats Kentucky, 84-73 2010 - Carlos Slim becomes the first Mexican and person from an emerging economy to top Forbes Richest Person list, with net worth of US$53.5 billion 2020 - Three months into the COVID-19 epidemic Chinese President Xi Jinping finally travels to Wuhan, epicenter of the outbreak as the rate of daily new infections declines in China falls to 19 new cases and 17 deaths More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1863 - E J Ratcliffe [Edward], British stage and screen actor, born in London (d. 1948) 1928 - James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., born in Alton, Illinois (d. 1998) 1943 - Angelique Pettyjohn, [Dorothy Lee Perrins], American actress (Clambake; Repo Man), and burlesque queen, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1992) 1958 - Sharon Stone, American actress (Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino), born in Meadville, Pennsylvania 1965 - Rod Woodson, American NFL cornerback/kick returner (11 Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2000, Baltimore Ravens), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana 1977 - Robin Thicke, Canadian-American singer ("Blurred Lines"), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 37 - Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14 AD-37 AD), dies at 78 1391 - Tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338) 1940 - Mikhaïl Boulgakov, Russian writer (b. 1891) 1948 - Zelda Fitzgerald [née Sayre], American writer (This Side of Paradise) and wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, dies at 47 2012 - Heinz Wunderlich, German organist and composer, dies at 92 2023 - Jesús Alou, Dominican MLB baseball outfielder, 1963-79 (World Series 1973, 74 Oakland A's; Houston Astros, and 2 other teams), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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