CoM Moderators Posted August 27, 2024 Posted August 27, 2024 Historical Events 1942 - Cuba declares war on Germany, Japan and Italy 1972 - Operation Lion's Den: US Navy bombards Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam from the sea, firing over 700 rounds in 33 minutes 1979 - Warrenpoint ambush: 18 British Army soldiers killed when Provisional IRA explode two roadside bombs as a British convoy passes Narrow Water Castle 1988 - Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Philadelphia, 4-2 2004 - Timothy Mack vaults an Olympic record 5.95m to win the pole vault gold medal from fellow American Toby Stevenson (5.90m) at the Athens Olympics 2015 - Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos names top Supreme Court judge, Vassiliki Thanou caretaker Prime Minister - Greece's 1st female Prime Minister More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1665 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician, born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (d. 1751) 1871 - Theodore Dreiser, American novelist (Sister Carie, American Tragedy), born in Terre Haute, Indiana (d. 1945) 1911 - Kathleen "Kay" Walsh, British actress (The Horse's Mouth, Oliver Twist), born in Chelsea, London, England (d. 2005) 1941 - Cesária Évora, Cape Verdean Grammy Award-winning morna singer (Voz d'Amor), known as "the Barefoot Diva", born in Mindelo, Cape Verde (d. 2011) 1959 - Juan Fernando Cobo, Colombian artist, born in Cali, Colombia (d. 2024) 1972 - The Great Khali [Dalip Singh], Indian-born American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Dhiraina, Himachal Pradesh, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1521 - Josquin Des Prez, French composer, dies between 66 and 71 [birthdate uncertain] 1963 - W. E. B. Du Bois, American civil rights activist, writer (Souls of Black Folk) and co-founder of the NAACP, dies in Accra, Ghana, at 95 1980 - Douglas Kenney, American humorist (co-founded the magazine National Lampoon), dies at 33 1987 - Scott La Rock [Sterling], American hip-hop DJ (Boogie Down Productions), shot to death at 25 1991 - Vince Taylor [Brian Holden], British rock and roll singer (Brand New Cadillac), dies of lung cancer at 52 2023 - Pat Corrales, American baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, SD Padres) and manager (Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians), dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »
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