CoM Moderators Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Historical Events 1238 - Mongolian forces led by General Batu capture and burn the important Russian city of Vladimir, after an eight-day siege 1839 - Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" 1907 - The Mud March, first large procession organized by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) 1950 - United States formally recognizes the State of Vietnam as the legitimate government of Vietnam, with Bảo Đại as leader 2006 - Uma Thurman is named a knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France for outstanding achievement in the field of art and literature 2023 - LeBron James scores 38 points to become NBA's all-time leading scorer as the Lakers go down 133-130 to Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles; surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 career points More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1707 - Carl August Thielo, Danish composer, opera director, and court organist, born in Høsterkøb, Denmark (d. 1763) 1812 - Charles Dickens, English writer ("Oliver Twist"; "A Tale of Two Cities"; "A Christmas Carol"), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire (d. 1870) 1920 - Oscar Brand, Canadian-born American folk vocalist (Draw Me A Laugh), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2016) 1924 - Johnny Jordaan [Johannes van Musscher], Dutch pop and levenslied singer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1989) 1953 - Bruce Gaitsch, American session guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (Chicago; Richard Marx; Peter Cetera; Madonna), born in Chicago, Illinois 1983 - Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1839 - Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) 1933 - Albert Apponyi, Hungarian politician (Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary), dies at 86 1938 - Harvey Firestone, American manufacturer and founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, dies at 69 1960 - Igor Kurchatov, Soviet-Russian nuclear physicist who directed the Soviet atomic bomb project, dies of a cardiac embolism at 57 likely caused by radiation poisoning during the catastrophe at Chelyabinsk-40 1991 - Dick Winslow, American actor (Tom Sawyer, Mutiny on the Bounty), dies at 75 2020 - Li Wenliang, Chinese doctor who tried to raise the alarm over COVID-19, dies of COVID-19 in Wuhan at 34 More Famous Deaths »
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