CoM Moderators Posted May 22 Posted May 22 Historical Events 1840 - The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished 1966 - 18th Emmy Awards: "The Fugitive", Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore win 1967 - Egyptian President Nasser closes the Straits of Tiran to Israel 2001 - Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Tiger Woods; Sportswoman: Cathy Freeman; Team: French Men's National Football team 2018 - Stacey Abrams is the first black woman to be nominated as US state governor - for Georgia More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1660 - Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor, baptized in Free Imperial City of Hamburg (d. 1714) 1671 - Abraham Patras, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1735-37), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1737) 1930 - Harvey Milk, American politician, gay activist and first openly gay person elected to public office, born in Woodmere, New York (d. 1978) 1936 - M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (The Road Less Traveled), born in New York City (d. 2005) 2001 - Emma Chamberlain, American influencer (YouTube), born in San Mateo, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1667 - Alexander VII [Fabio Chigi], Italian Pope (1655-67), dies at 68 1958 - Julien de Valckenaere, Belgian poet, dies at 60 1991 - Catalino "Lino" Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51 2022 - Dervla Murphy, Irish bicyclist and travel author (Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle; In Ethiopia with a Mule), dies at 90 2024 - Petri Sulonen, Finnish soccer defender (10 caps; TPS 319 games), dies from ALS at 60 More Famous Deaths »
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