CoM Moderators Posted May 26 Posted May 26 Historical Events 1796 - French garrison of Fort Charlotte on island of St Lucia surrenders to British forces, 2780 mostly black prisoners of war board ships to England 1930 - Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution 1948 - South Africa elects a nationalist government under D. F. Malan with an apartheid policy 2012 - Pope Benedict XVI's butler is arrested for allegedly leaking confidential documents 2014 - Protests across Thailand in response to military coup; General Prayuth warns of a crackdown in demonstrations continue More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Archie Duncan, Scottish actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1979) 1925 - Alec McCowen, English actor (Never Say Never Again), born in Tunbridge Wells (d. 2017) 1926 - Miles Davis, American jazz musician, trumpeter and composer (Kinda Blue; Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet; Sketches of Spain), born in Alton, Illinois (d. 1991) 1938 - Jaki Liebesit, German drummer (Can), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 2017) 1943 - John "Poli" Palmer, British Progressive rock keyboardist, and vibraphone player (Family -"In My Own Time"), born in Worcester, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1946 - Friedrich German prince, last ruler of Waldeck and Pyrmont, dies at 81 1969 - Kathryn Minner (née White), American character actress (Little Old Lady from Pasadena), dies of a heart attack at 77 1978 - Cybele, Greek actress (b. 1887) 1993 - Carleton Morse, American radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91 2010 - Jean Constantin, Romanian actor (b. 1928) More Famous Deaths »
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