CoM Moderators Posted August 26, 2024 Posted August 26, 2024 Historical Events 1874 - 16 blacks kidnapped from Gibson County Jail and lynched in Trenton, Tennessee 1916 - Philadelphia Athletic's Bullet Joe Bush no-hits Cleveland, 5-0 1966 - Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B.Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch HRs 1971 - MLB Baltimore Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game 1985 - French government denies knowledge of bombing of the Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland New Zealand 1986 - Rosa Mota of Portugal wins the women's Stuttgart marathon (2:28:38) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Ferdinand Bruckner [Theodor Tagger], Austrian-German playwright (Races), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 1958) 1901 - Jimmy Rushing, American jump blues singer, known as "Mr. Five By Five" (Count Basie Orchestra, 1935-48), and pianist, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 1972) 1919 - Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico and the Man; Mel Brooks films), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1999) 1942 - Keith Alison, American session and touring guitarist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1968-75), and songwriter, born in Coleman, Texas (d. 2021) 1953 - David Hurley, Australian politician (Governor General of Australia 2019-, Governor of New South Wales 2014-19), born in Wollongong, Australia 1960 - Ola Ray, American model, Playboy playmate (Jun, 1980) and actress (girlfriend in Thriller music video), born in St Louis, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1770 - Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright and poet, dies at 42 1813 - Theodor Körner, German soldier and poet (Zriny, Sword Song), dies fighting in the Napoleonic wars at 21 1813 - Daniel Gottlob Turk, German composer, dies at 63 1921 - Ludwig Thoma, German writer, dies at 54 1981 - Walter "Foots" Thomas, American saxophonist, flutist, and arranger (Cab Calloway Orchestra), dies from cancer at 74 1995 - Olimi III, African king of Toro (Uganda), dies at 49 More Famous Deaths »
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