CoM Moderators Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 Historical Events 1898 - 1st Philippine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco 1922 - Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films 1926 - Chicago Cub's Hack Wilson is 1st to hit a home run off Wrigley Field scoreboard 1994 - Roman Herzog elected President of Germany 2001 - Marco Siffredi becomes the first person to snowboard down Mount Everest via the Norton Couloir (some share record accreditation with Stefan Gatt) 2021 - 28th Billboard Music Awards: The Weeknd wins 10; Pop Smoke wins 5 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1795 - Charles Barry, British architect, born in London (d. 1860) 1898 - Joseph H. Hazen, Hollywood lawyer (Warner Brothers), born in Kingston, New York (d. 1996) 1934 - Malcolm Gill, deputy head (Bank for Intl Settlements) 1936 - Robert Sangster, horse owner/trainer 1946 - David Graham, Australian golfer (PGA C'ship 1979, US Open 1981), born in Windsor, NSW 1980 - Lane Garrison, American actor (Prison Break), born in Dallas, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1691 - Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622) 1785 - William Woollett, engraver, dies 1838 - Jan Willem Janssens, Dutch nobleman, military officer, and Governor-General of Cape colony and Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 1947 - Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss writer (Le Petit Village), dies at 68 1996 - Rob Hall, New Zealand high altitude climber, dies of exposure on Mount Everest at 35 2001 - Alessadro Natta, Italian political leader (Communist Party), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »
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