CoM Moderators Posted April 10 Posted April 10 Historical Events 1500 - France captures Duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan 1815 - Austria declares war on Kingdom of Naples 1898 - First Navy Law is passed by the German Reichstag 1925 - Scribners publishes "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1961 - 25th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: South African Gary Player beats defending champion Arnold Palmer and amateur Charles Coe by 1 stroke to become first international champion; Monday finish because of rain 2024 - South Korea's liberal opposition party wins landslide majority in the country's general election - a defeat for President Yoon Suk Yeol, amid claims he was brought down by a spring onion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World) and Democratic politician whose bequest founded the Columbia School of Journalism and the Pulitzer Prize, born in Makó, Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1911) 1930 - Shujauddin Butt, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 20 wickets; Combined Services, Bahawalpur), born in Lahore, Pakistan (d. 2006) 1953 - David Moorcroft, British athlete (WR 5,000m 13:00.41 1982-85) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Coventry, England 1965 - Tim Alexander, American funk metal drummer (Primus-Pork soda), born in Cherry Point, North Carolina 1970 - Enrico Ciccone, Canadian NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Montreal, Quebec 1982 - Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Cuenca, Ecuador More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1807 - Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, German princess and composer (patron of Classical Weimar court), dies at 67 1883 - Emilie Mayer, German composer of Romantic music, dies at 70 1972 - Henech Kon, Polish composer and cabaret performer, dies at 81 1981 - Howard Thurman, African-American theologian and author (Deep River, Deep is the Hunger), dies at 81 2007 - Dakota Staton, American jazz singer ("Where Flamingos Fly"; "Sex Is A Misdemeanor"), dies at 76 2022 - Philippe Boesmans, Belgian pianist, and composer (Upon La-Mi; Reigen), dies at 85 More Famous Deaths »
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