CoM Moderators Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Historical Events 1855 - Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine 1993 - In a landmark case, Mohamed Tabet, police commissioner of Casablanca, is convicted of sexually abusing over 1,500 women and sentenced to death 1997 - France beats Scotland, 47-20 at Parc des Princes, Paris to claim an 11th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship and 5th Triple Crown; fly-half Christophe Lamaison lands 6 penalties and 3 conversions 2013 - Justin Timberlake releases his 3rd studio album "The 20/20 Experience" (2013 Billboard Album of the Year) 2013 - 16 people are killed by a fireworks accident in Tlaxcala, Mexico 2017 - Dutch elections; Prime Minister Mark Rutte's centre-right VVD party win 33 seats vs against 20 for right wing Geert Wilder's Party of Freedom More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1821 - Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (d. 1895) 1913 - Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof, Thomas en Senior op het spoor van Brute Berend), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1999) 1916 - Geert Lubberhuizen, Dutch publisher (Busy Bee), born in Schoten, Netherlands (d. 1984) 1961 - Craig Ludwig, American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin 1964 - Rockwell [Kennedy Gordy], American rock vocalist (Somebody's Watching Me), born in Detroit, Michigan 1972 - Mark Hoppus, American rock singer and bass player (+44; blink-182), born in Ridgecrest, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1891 - Théodore de Banville, French writer, dies at 67 1983 - Rebecca West [Cicely Isabel Fairfield], English author (Meaning of Treason), dies at 90 1983 - José Luis Sert, Spanish-American architect and urban developer, dies at 80 2011 - Smiley Culture [David Victor Emmanuel], British reggae singer ("Police Officer"; "Cockney Translation"), dies from a self-inflicted stab wound at 48 2022 - Lu Liang-Huan, Taiwanese golfer (British Open 1971 runner-up), dies at 85 2023 - Dorothy Bohm, German-born British pioneering street photographer, dies at 98 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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