CoM Moderators Posted May 17 Posted May 17 Historical Events 1849 - Fire destroy Centrum in St Louis, Missouri 1876 - 7th US Cavalry under General George Armstrong Custer leaves Fort Lincoln 1941 - Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1970 - Anonymous buyer purchases one of the pairs of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" for $15,000 at MGM Studio auction, and donates them to the Smithsonian Institution 2013 - 90 people are killed and 200 are injured after a series of bombings across Iraq More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1923 - Michael Beetham, British Marshall of the RAF (Falklands War), born in London, England (d. 2015) 1952 - Howard Hampton, Canadian politician, Attorney General (1990-93), and Ontario MMP (1999-2011), born in Fort Frances, Ontario 1962 - Steven Honigberg, American classical cellist (National Symphony Orchestra; Potomac String Quartet), born in Chicago, Illinois 1968 - Dave Abbruzzese, American drummer (Pearl Jam), born in Stamford, Connecticut 1970 - Matt Eberflus, American NFL football coach (Chicago Bears, 2022-), born in Toledo, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1694 - Johann Michael Bach, German composer (In Dulci Jubilo), dies at 46 1889 - William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies 1992 - George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 2004 - Ezzedine Salim, leader of Iraqi Governing Council (b. 1943) 2009 - Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet, dies from respiratory and intestinal problems at 88 More Famous Deaths »
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