CoM Moderators Posted April 25 Posted April 25 Historical Events 1914 - US President Woodrow Wilson is persuaded by Argentina, Brazil, and Chile to accept mediation in the conflict with Mexico 1927 - Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen) 1972 - Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12 1976 - Portugal adopts new constitution 2022 - First airport for electric flying cars and large drones, built by Urban-Air Port, begins operations in Coventry, England More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1840 - James Dearing, U.S. Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Campbell County, Virginia (d. 1865) 1862 - Edward Grey, British Liberal statesman and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1905-16), born in London (d. 1933) 1949 - James Fenton, English poet and journalist, born in Lincoln, England 1973 - Barbara Rittner, German tennis star (1992 Schenectady), born in Krefeld, West Germany 1980 - Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1840 - Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (Poisson distribution) and physicist, dies at 58 1875 - Trinley Gyatso, 12th Dalai Lama of Tibet, dies at 18 1939 - John Foulds, British cellist, musicologist, and composer (World Requiem; Three Mantras), dies in Calcutta of cholera at 58 1975 - Mike Brant, Israeli pop singer ("Laisse-moi t'aimer" ("Let Me Love You")), commits suicide at 28 1988 - Clifford D. Simak, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Way Station), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »
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