CoM Moderators Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Historical Events 1936 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and family flee Abyssinia 1960 - Harry Belafonte's 2nd Carnegie Hall performance (New York City) 1984 - New York Yankees Don Mattingly's single breaks up Chicago White Sox pitcher Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid, at Comiskey Park 1987 - 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 1992 - Allen Toussaint's musical revue "High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club" closes at the Helen Hayes Theater, NYC, after 13 performances 1995 - Serbian missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1901 - Willi Bredel, German writer, born in Hamburg (d. 1964) 1902 - Erin O'Brien-Moore, American actress (Peyton Place, Our Little Girl), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1979) 1929 - Luc Ferrari, French composer, born in Paris (d. 2005) 1929 - Edward Levy, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002) 1945 - Bianca Jagger [Blanca Pérez-Mora Macías], Nicaraguan model and socialite who married Mike Jagger, born in Managua, Nicaragua 1950 - Randy Colley (Moondog Rex), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), born in Alexander City, Alabama (d. 2019) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1250 - Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered 1985 - Milton S Eisenhower, US diplomat, dies at 85 1991 - Leib Lensky, dies at 82 2009 - Marilyn French, American author (The Women's Room), dies at 79 2018 - Bill Torrey, Canadian ice hockey executive (New York Islanders, Florida Panthers), dies at 83 2018 - Wang Danfeng, Chinese actress, dies at 93 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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