CoM Moderators Posted April 16 Posted April 16 Historical Events 1912 - Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base) 1922 - Annie Oakley sets women's record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row 1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1981 - "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 13 performances 1985 - "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 79 performances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1697 - Johann Gottlieb Gorner, German composer, born in Penig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1778) 1935 - Bobby Vinton, American pop singer, known as "The Polish Prince" ("Roses Are Red (My Love)"; "Blue Velvet"; "My Melody Of Love"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1963 - Saleem Malik, Pakistani cricketer (memorable Pakistani and Essex batsman), born in Kayerpora, Lahore, Pakistan 1968 - Grace Kim, South Korean-American tennis star, born in South Korea 1975 - Joanna Ławrynowicz, Polish classical pianist, born in Warsaw, Poland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1879 - Peter Kosler, German-Slovenian lawyer and cartographer who made the first map of Slovene land (Kosler's Map), dies at 55 1938 - Steve Bloomer, English footballer (b. 1874) 1989 - Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies 2011 - Paul Des Marais, American composer, dies at 90 2011 - Harold Volkmer, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »
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