CoM Moderators Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Historical Events 1949 - Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: 3-peat for Toronto Maple Leafs as they beat Detroit Red Wings, 3-1 for a 4 game series sweep 1972 - Two British soldiers are shot dead by the Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA) in separate incidents in Derry 1987 - British Conservative MP Harvey Proctor appears at Bow Street Magistrates' Court in London charged with gross indecency 2003 - Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting 10 new member states to the European Union 2018 - Kendrick Lamar is the first rapper and non-classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn" 2020 - 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment in 4 weeks (5.2 million in the last week), wiping out 9 1/2 years of job gains More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1927 - Peter Mark Richman, American actor (Andrew-Dynasty), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1948 - Robert Kirby, British music arranger (Nick Drake), born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire (d. 2009) 1963 - Hu Na, Chinese tennis star, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China 1979 - Sixto Peralta, Argentine footballer, born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina 1984 - Claire Foy, English actress (The Crown), born in Stockport, England 1994 - Midori Francis, American actress (Dash and Lily), born in Lakewood, New Jersey) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1090 - Sikelgaita, Lombard princess, wife of Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria, who often went into battle, armed, dies at about 50 1915 - Nelson W. Aldrich, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, dies at 73 1981 - Eric Hollies, English cricket spin bowler (13 Tests, 44 wickets; dismissed Donald Bradman for 0 in his final Test innings), dies at 68 1991 - David Lean, English film director (Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Ryan's Daughter), dies of pneumonia at 83 2010 - Daryl Gates, LAPD Chief, dies at 83 2023 - Eddie Colquhoun, Scottish soccer centre back (11 caps; Sheffield United 363 games), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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