CoM Moderators Posted May 15 Posted May 15 Historical Events 756 - Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova, Spain 1886 - British sailor David Beatty is promoted to midshipman 1972 - The island of Okinawa, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control. 1993 - Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas opens 2020 - Germany, Europe's largest economy, officially in recession due to COVID-19, as figures show economy shrank 2.2% 1st 3 months of 2020 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, American lawyer, politician, and Major General (Union Army), born in Russellville, Kentucky (d. 1893) 1920 - Hugh Henry Home Popham, British aviator, writer and poet, born in Beer, England (d. 1996) 1934 - David Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick who sold his castle to Madame Tussauds, born in Warwick Castle, Warwick, England (d. 1996) 1970 - Cory Philpot, CFL running back (BC Lions) 1974 - Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - John Wall Calcott, English composer, dies at 54 1940 - Willem Adriaan Bonger, Dutch criminologist (Race and Crime), suicide at 63 1952 - Italo Montemezzi, Italian composer (L'amore dei tre re), dies at 76 1992 - Bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44 2003 - Desmond Dreyer, British admiral (battle of the River Plate), dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »
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