CoM Moderators Posted April 21 Posted April 21 Historical Events 1920 - John Galsworthy's "Skin Game" premieres in London 1970 - The Principality of Hutt River (previously Hutt River Province) secedes from Australia - it remains unrecognised by Australia or other nations 1994 - The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan 2004 - Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Bette Midler, and Little Jimmy Scott 2012 - Two trains in Sloterdijk, Netherlands, injure 117 people in a head on collision More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1930 - Don Tyson, American businessman, founder of Tyson Foods, born in Olathe, Kansas (d. 2011) 1936 - James Dobson, American evangelist and founder of Focus on the Family, born in Shreveport, Louisiana 1959 - Jerry Only [Gerald Caiafa Jr], American musician (Misfits), born in Lodi, New Jersey 1975 - Danyon Loader, New Zealand swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m freestyle 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand 1978 - Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish heavy metal drummer (Nightwish, 1997-2014), born in Kitee, Finland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - Thursday October Christian, son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the Bounty), dies at 40 1836 - Samuel Slater, English-American industrialist who brought the textile industrial revolution to America, dies at 67 1939 - Herman Finck, British conductor (Palace Theatre (London), 1900-20), theater and light classical composer (In The Shadows), dies at 66 1958 - Manuel Infante, Spanish composer and conductor, dies at 74 2001 - David Hollestelle, Dutch baritone singer (Dutch Radio Chorus), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »
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