CoM Moderators Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Historical Events 1919 - "L'Ordine Nuovo" Italian socialist weekly newspaper established in Turin by Antonio Gramsci, Angelo Tasca and Palmiro Togliatti 1928 - Drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter 1954 - The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation to form the American Motors Corporation 1963 - Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from the Netherlands 1996 - "Ideal Husband" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 308 performances 2000 - Barry Bonds is first MLB player to hit a homer into San Francisco Bay as Giants beat Mets, 10-3; hits 35 there during his SF career More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1924 - Terry Southern, American writer and screenwriter (Dr. Strangelove, Easy Rider), born in Alvarado, Texas (d. 1995) 1954 - Ray Parker Jr, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Ghostbusters), born in Detroit, Michigan 1966 - Johnny Colt [Charles Brandt], American rock bassist (Black Crowes), born in Cherry Point, North Carolina 1966 - Armando Reynoso, Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1967 - Yael Arad, Israeli middleweight judoka (first Israeli to win an Olympic medal - silver 1996), born in Tel Aviv, Israel 1984 - David Backes, American ice hockey center (NHL All Star 2011; Olympic silver 2010; St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1971 - Glenda Farrell, American actress (Golddiggers of 1935: Grand Slam; Exposed), dies of lung cancer at 66 1982 - Gene Sheldon, actor (Bernardo-Zorro), dies at 72 1986 - Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer, dies at 69 1989 - Antonio Janigro, Italian cellist (Zagreb Soloists), dies at 71 1996 - Ivo Rudolph Jarosy, German-British film scholar and exhibitor, dies at 74 2017 - Janet Pilgrim, American early playmate model for Playboy (July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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