CoM Moderators Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Historical Events 1905 - Cairo-Capetown railway opens 1987 - IBM introduces PS/2 and OS/2 1995 - Longest strike in American major league sports history (232 days) ends as MLB owners accept players’ offer to return to work without a contract; MLB is first major pro sports league to lose an entire postseason due to labor struggles 1996 - Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-103 at General Motors Place Arena to end their NBA single-season record 23-game consecutive loss streak 2010 - Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant signs a three-year contract extension with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers worth $87 million 2013 - Uruguay passes legislation to legalize same-sex marriage More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1740 - Armand-Gaston Camus, French revolutionary and Chairman of the Council of 500, born in Paris (d. 1804) 1900 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (The Seven Madmen), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1942) 1910 - Arnie Herber, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL C'ship 1930, 31, 36, 39; First-team All-Pro 1932, 35, 36; Green Bay Packers, NY Giants), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 1969) 1963 - Dermot Reeve, English cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 29 ODIs), born in Kowloon, Hong Kong 1982 - Jeremy Bloom, American alpine skier (FIS Freestyle World Ski C'ships gold dual moguls 2003) and football wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Loveland, Colorado 1982 - Leyla Milani, Iranian-Canadian actress and model, born in Toronto, Ontario More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1787 - Francisco Javier Clavijero, Mexican Jesuit teacher and writer, dies at 55 1956 - Chester Clute, American actor ("Arsenic and Old Lace"; "Too Many Girls"; "Niagara Falls"), dies of a heart attack at 65 1980 - Pascual de Rogatis, Argentine composer (Huemac; Estampas Argentinas), dies at 99 1993 - Eugenie Leontovitch, Russian actress (Homicidal, The Rains of Ranchipur), dies at 93 1995 - Harvey Penick, American golfer, coach, author (World Golf Hall of Fame), dies of degenerative arthritis at 90 2002 - Henry Slesar, American writer and playwright (The Edge of Night), dies at 74 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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