CoM Moderators Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Historical Events 1804 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general who plotted to overthrow Napoleon in the Pichegru Conspiracy, arrested, and exiled to the United States 1903 - President Theodore Roosevelt signs bill into law establishing US Department of Commerce and Labor 1973 - Muhammad Ali beats British heavyweight boxing champion Joe Bugner by unanimous points decision in 12 rounds at Las Vegas Convention Centre 1989 - World's 1st satellite Skyphone opens 1991 - NL Cy Young winner Doug Drabek wins record $3 mil salary arbitration 1993 - 35th Daytona 500: Dale Jarrett, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, wins from Dale Earnhardt and Geoff Bodine More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1515 - Frederick III, the Pious, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, born in Simmern, Germany (d. 1576) 1941 - Paul Tsongas, American politician (Sen-D-Mass), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 1997) 1945 - Vic Briggs, British guitarist (The Animals, 1966-68), and producer; later known as Antion Vikram Singh, he created Sikhi devotional and Hawaiian music, born in Twickenham, England (d. 2021) 1972 - Drew Bledsoe, American football quarterback (4 × Pro Bowl; NFL passing yards leader 1994 NE Patriots), born in Ellensburg, Washington 1978 - Dean Gaffney, British actor, born in Hammersmith, London 1994 - Paul Butcher, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1929 - Tom Burke, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 400m 1896), dies at 53 1990 - Graeme Hole, Australian cricket batsman (18 Tests, 6 x 50; NSW CA), dies from cancer at 59 1996 - Lady Caroline Blackwood, British journalist and writer (The Last of the Duchess), dies at 64 1996 - Eva Hart, British Titanic passenger, one of last living survivors, dies at 91 2014 - Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch politician and editor-in-chief of "Elsevier", dies at 80 2021 - Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian three-star general in the Securitate, who defected to the US, dies of Covid-19 at 92 More Famous Deaths »
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