CoM Moderators Posted May 1 Posted May 1 Historical Events 1759 - British fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West Indies, capturing it from France 1795 - Kamehameha I, King of Hawaiʻi defeats Kalanikupule and conquers island of Oʻahu at Battle of Nuʻuanu [approx. date] 1921 - Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected governor of Suwayda 1947 - Radar for commercial and private planes is first demonstrated 1954 - WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan, PR (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1915 - Archie Williams, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1936), born in Oakland, California (d. 1993) 1928 - Raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist and filmmaker (Harpya, Palme d'Or 1979), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 2023) 1930 - Little Walter [Marion Walter Jacobs], blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player, born in Marksville, Louisiana (d. 1968) 1941 - Juraj Hatrík, Slovak composer (Monumento malinconico; Dispute Over a Plastered Dwarf), and educator, born in Orkucany, Slovak Republic (d. 2021) 1987 - Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player (5 WTA singles titles), born in Jerusalem, Israel More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1896 - Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 1963 - Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer and Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar, dies at 83 1971 - Glenda Farrell, American actress (Golddiggers of 1935: Grand Slam; Exposed), dies of lung cancer at 66 2014 - Assaf Dayan, Israeli actor (He Walked Through the Fields), dies at 68 2017 - Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »
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