CoM Moderators Posted April 6 Posted April 6 Historical Events 1896 - First modern Summer Olympic Games open in Athens, Greece; American athlete James Connolly becomes the first modern Olympic champion when he wins the triple jump (then 2 hops and a jump); later places 3rd in long jump and 2nd in high jump 1903 - In Holland, railroad and dock workers go out on strike, but the government passes anti-strike bills, calls out troops, and promptly ends the strike on the 13th April 1939 - US and UK agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Is (Pacific) 1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1986 - Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs 1987 - 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr, Randy Travis, and Reba McEntire win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1773 - James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian (History of British India), born in Angus, Scotland (d. 1836) 1886 - "Smokey" Joe Williams, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NgL, Mexico, Caribbean 1905-32; no-hitter 1919 NY Lincoln Giants), born in Seguin, Texas (d. 1951) 1890 - André-Louis Danjon, French astronomer (invented Danjon astrolabe), born in Caen, France (d. 1967) 1924 - Charlie Rouse, American hard bop tenor saxophonist (Thelonious Monk Quartet; Sphere), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1988) 1960 - Warren Haynes, American rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), born in Asheville, North Carolina 1965 - Rica Reinisch, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1980) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 912 - Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71 1605 - John Stow, English historian (Survey of London), dies 1902 - Gleb Uspensky, Russian author (Power of the Soil), dies at 58 1989 - Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, American diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1924; 10m platform 1928), dies at 86 2014 - Jacques Castérède, French composer and pianist (Pandora's Box), dies at 87 2016 - Dennis Davis, American jazz, rock and funk drummer (Roy Ayers; David Bowie, 1975-80; Stevie Wonder), dies of cancer at 66 More Famous Deaths »
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