CoM Moderators Posted May 18 Posted May 18 Historical Events 1927 - Bath School Disaster: Andrew Kehoe blows up Bath Consolidated School killing 38 children, 2 teachers at Bath, Michigan 1963 - "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul hits #1 1964 - US Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 2018 - Santa Fe High School shooting; 17 year-old shooter kills 10 and injures 10 in Santa Fe, Texas 2019 - English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (85,854): Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling each score twice as Manchester City thrash Watford, 6-0, completing an unprecedented domestic treble More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1892 - Ezio Pinza, Italian American operatic bass (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1926-48), and Tony Award-winning singer (South Pacific), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1957) 1913 - Charles Trenet, French pop singer and songwriter ("Boum!"; "La Mer"), born in Narbonne, France (d. 2001) 1939 - Gordon O'Connor, Canadian politician, born in Toronto, Ontario 1982 - Jason Brown, English-born footballer, born in London, England 1992 - Josh Phelps, Australian soccer player, born in Tamworth, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1799 - Pierre de Beaumarchais, French polymath and dramatist (The Marriage of Figaro, Barber of Seville), dies at 67 1913 - Otto Reubke, German organist, conductor, and composer, dies at 70 1985 - Harald Andersson, Swedish discus thrower (world record 52.42m 1934), dies at 78 1999 - Betty Robinson, American runner, dies at 87 2003 - Barb Tarbox, Canadian anti-smoking crusader, dies at 42 More Famous Deaths »
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