CoM Moderators Posted June 28, 2024 Posted June 28, 2024 Historical Events 1778 - Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots 1960 - 10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record) 1964 - Organization for Afro-American Unity formed in New York by Malcolm X 2015 - David Sweat shot and captured near Canadian border. 2nd prisoner to escape maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility June 6 2018 - Fire starts on Winter Hill on Lancashire moorland, England, lit by arson 2023 - South Koreans become a year or two younger as country drops two traditional age-counting systems to align with international standards (used to be aged one at birth) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1884 - Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean pre-independence politician and nationalist, born in Freetown, Sierra Leone (d. 1964) 1913 - George Lloyd, English composer (The Serf; Pervigilium Veneris (The Vigil of Venus); John Socman), born in St. Ives, Cornwall, England (d. 1998) 1942 - (Martin) "Chris" Hani, South African politician (Secretary-General of South African Communist Party, 1991-93), born in Cofimvaba, Transkei, South Africa (d. 1993) 1946 - Robert Xavier Rodriguez, American classical composer, born in San Antonio, Texas 1957 - Georgi Parvanov, 3rd President of Bulgaria (2002-12), born in Sirishtnik, Bulgaria 1976 - Seth Wescott, American snowboarder (Olympic gold 2006,10), born in Durham, North Carolina More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1975 - Rod Serling, American screenwriter and TV host (The Twilight Zone; Night Gallery), dies after multiple heart attacks at 50 2004 - Anthony Buckeridge, English author (Jennings), dies at 92 2006 - Jim Baen, American sci-fi publisher and editor (b. 1943) 2010 - Robert Byrd, US Senator (Democrat-WV, 1959-2010), majority leader and once the longest-serving Senator in history, dies at 92 2021 - Sergio Victor Palma, Argentine boxer (WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1980-82), dies from COVID-19 at 65 2023 - Lowell P Weicker, American politician (US Senator from Connecticut (R), 1971-88): Governor of Connecticut, 1991-95), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »
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