CoM Moderators Posted April 8 Posted April 8 Historical Events 1766 - 1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley and chain 1869 - American Museum of Natural History opens in New York City 1979 - 205th and final episode of "All in the Family"; followed by "Archie Bunker's Place" for 4 seasons 1993 - Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit HRs in same inn (vs Yanks) 2000 - 153rd Grand National: Irish 10/1 shot Papillon, ridden by jockey Ruby Walsh and trained by his father Ted Walsh wins by 1¼ lengths from Mely Moss 2016 - 31st Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, Steve Miller, and N.W.A More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1756 - Joseph Gehot, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1820) 1865 - Ted Wainwright, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; Yorkshire CCC), born in Sheffield, England (d. 1919) 1893 - Grace Cunard, American silent screen actress (Untamed, Resurrection), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1967) 1905 - George Baxter, French actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged), born in Paris, France (d. 1976) 1955 - Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist (The Poisonwood Bible), born in Annapolis, Maryland 1972 - Katrina Powell, Australian field hockey striker (252 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1998; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003) and coach (Australia women), born in Canberra Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1931 - Eric Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet (Nobel Prize for Literature 1931), dies at 66 1969 - Arthur Walter Kramer, American composer, dies at 78 1981 - Omar Bradley, American WWII General (Invasion of Normandy) and 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1949-53), dies of cardiac arrhythmia at 88 1982 - Katherine Rawls, American diver (Olympic silver 3m springboard 1932, 36) and swimmer (Olympic bronze 4×100m freestyle 1936), dies from cancer at 64 1992 - Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist (1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, discovered chemotherapeutic agents including antihistamines0, dies at 85 1993 - Arleen Whelan, American film actress (Kidnapped), dies of a stroke at 78 More Famous Deaths »
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