CoM Moderators Posted August 14, 2024 Posted August 14, 2024 Historical Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and Taira clan take young Emperor Antoku and 3 sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape Minamoto clan (Traditional Japanese date: 25th Day of the 7th Month of the 2nd Year of Juei). 1813 - British warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus 1825 - Dutch King William I expels foreign students 1976 - 10,000 Northern Ireland women demonstrate for peace in Belfast 1980 - Democratic Convention in NYC nominates Jimmy Carter for president and Walter Mondale for vice president 2015 - Most extensive face transplant surgery ever performed on Patrick Hardison by Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez at New York University Langone Medical Center More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1626 - Daniel Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherland (d. 1680) 1836 - Walter Besant, English writer and philanthropist (Rebel Queen), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire (d. 1901) 1868 - Leone Sinigaglia, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1944) 1928 - Lina Wertmüller [Arcangela Braueich], Italian screenwriter, film director, and 1st woman nominated for an Academy Award for Directing (Seven Beauties), born in Rome, Italy 1968 - Adrian Lester, English actor, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom 1971 - Pramodaya Wickremasinhghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler), born in Matara, Sri Lanka More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1390 - John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier, dies at 26 1913 - Josephine Cochrane, American inventor (automatic dishwasher), dies of a stroke at 74 1954 - Hugo Eckener, German inventor and commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin during its record-setting flights, dies at 86 1974 - Raymond Budd, South African trade unionist 1994 - Alice Childress, American playwright, actress and writer, dies at 77 1995 - Joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »
+ Charlie Posted August 18, 2024 Posted August 18, 2024 On 8/13/2024 at 9:02 PM, CoM Moderators said: Historical Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and Taira clan take young Emperor Antoku and 3 sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape Minamoto clan (Traditional Japanese date: 25th Day of the 7th Month of the 2nd Year of Juei). 1813 - British warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus 1825 - Dutch King William I expels foreign students 1976 - 10,000 Northern Ireland women demonstrate for peace in Belfast 1980 - Democratic Convention in NYC nominates Jimmy Carter for president and Walter Mondale for vice president 2015 - Most extensive face transplant surgery ever performed on Patrick Hardison by Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez at New York University Langone Medical Center More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1626 - Daniel Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherland (d. 1680) 1836 - Walter Besant, English writer and philanthropist (Rebel Queen), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire (d. 1901) 1868 - Leone Sinigaglia, Italian composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1944) 1928 - Lina Wertmüller [Arcangela Braueich], Italian screenwriter, film director, and 1st woman nominated for an Academy Award for Directing (Seven Beauties), born in Rome, Italy 1968 - Adrian Lester, English actor, born in Birmingham, United Kingdom 1971 - Pramodaya Wickremasinhghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler), born in Matara, Sri Lanka More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1390 - John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier, dies at 26 1913 - Josephine Cochrane, American inventor (automatic dishwasher), dies of a stroke at 74 1954 - Hugo Eckener, German inventor and commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin during its record-setting flights, dies at 86 1974 - Raymond Budd, South African trade unionist 1994 - Alice Childress, American playwright, actress and writer, dies at 77 1995 - Joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82 More Famous Deaths » Somehow they left out three historical events on August 14: 1) my parents got married; 2) my spouse was born; 3) I met my spouse. I have long had multiple celebrations on August 14.
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