CoM Moderators Posted May 7 Posted May 7 Historical Events 1697 - Stockholm's medieval royal castle is destroyed by fire, the Codex Gigas (world's largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) survives by being thrown out a window 1930 - Duleepsinhji scores 333 for Sussex v Northants in 330 mins 1987 - 105°F in Sacramento, California 1989 - Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency 2019 - Hackers seize control of the computer system of the US city of Baltimore, demanding a ransom in Bitcoins to unlock them More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1868 - Władysław Reymont [Rejment], Polish novelist (Chłopi (The Peasants) - Nobel Prize for Literature, 1924), born in Kobiele Wielkie, Petrokov Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (now Poland) (d. 1925) 1923 - Anne Baxter, American actress, (The Razor's Edge; All About Eve), and singer, born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 1985) 1950 - Tim Russert, American television journalist and host of NBC's Meet the Press, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2008) 1953 - Ian McKay, British soldier (VC recipient), born in Wortley, South Yorkshire, England (d. 1982) 1979 - Nikki Hayes [Eimear O' Keeffe], Irish radio personality, born in Bray, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 685 - Marwan I, 4th Umayyad Caliph (684-85), dies (date disputed) 1868 - Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, English statesman (Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, 1830-34; Slavery Abolition Act 1833). and carriage designer, dies at 89 1941 - David Wijnkoop, Dutch socialist, and later communist politician, and journalist, dies of a heart attack at 65 1990 - Berta Waterstradt, German writer and actress, dies at 82 1995 - Maria Luisa Bemberg, Argentine filmmaker, dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »
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