CoM Moderators Posted June 15 Posted June 15 Historical Events 1836 - Arkansas becomes 25th state of the Union 1869 - World's 1st plastic celluloid is patented by John Wesley Hyatt in Albany, NY 1909 - Representatives from England, Australia, and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference 1947 - US Open Men's Golf, St. Louis CC: Lew Worsham defeats Sam Snead by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff for his only major title 1973 - “Let’s Get It On” single released by Marvin Gaye (Billboard RandB Song of the Year, 1973; No. 4 overall) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1890 - Georg Wüst, German Oceanographer (provided first complete understanding of the temperature, salinity and deep-current structure of the Atlantic Ocean), born in Posen, Germany (d. 1977) 1922 - [Morris] Mo Udall, American politician (Rep-D-AZ, 1961-91), born in St Johns, Arizona (d. 1998) 1933 - Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer ("Marianne"), born in Pola, Istria, Italy (now Croatia) (d. 2005) 1946 - Demis Roussos, Greek singer and performer (Aphrodite's Child), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2015) 1970 - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano, born in Marseille, France More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1888 - Frederick III, German Emperor (1888), dies of cancer at 56 1917 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and physicist (nominated 7 times for Nobel Prize), dies at 49 1979 - Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 2011 - Bill Haast, American Herpetologist (b. 1910) 2017 - Jacques Charpentier, French organist and composer (72 études karnatiques), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »
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