CoM Moderators Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Historical Events 1816 - 10" of snowfall in New England, part of a "year without a summer" which followed the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1889 - Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks 1932 - The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold 1944 - World War II: All Major League Baseball games are cancelled in honor of the D-Day landings in northern France 1992 - WLAF World Bowl 2, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Sacramento Surge beats Orlando Thunder, 21-17 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, born in Ashton upon Mersey, Cheshire, England (d. 1957) 1886 - Paul Dudley White, American heart specialist, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts (d. 1973) 1950 - Chantal Akerman, Belgian feminist filmmaker (Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, Je Tu II Elle), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2015) 1975 - Staci Keanan [Anastasia Love Sagorsky], American actress (My Two Dads, Step by Step), born in Devon, Pennsylvania 1987 - Kyle Falconer, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (The View), born in Dryburgh, Dundee, Scotland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1730 - Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France, dies at 83 1836 - Anthony of Saxony, King of Saxony (1827-36), dies at 80 1934 - Max Pallenberg [Pollack], Austrian extempore farce actor (Morn to Midnight), husband of operetta star Fritzi Massary, dies in air crash at 56 1994 - Peter Graves, British actor (Paradise Lagoon, Admirable Crichton), dies at 82 1996 - Jean Sinclair, South African campaigner, founder member and first president of the Black Sash in 1955, dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »
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