CoM Moderators Posted June 16 Posted June 16 Historical Events 1624 - Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company 1779 - US General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, New York, inflicting heavy losses on the British 1932 - Germany forbids SA/SS-gang fights 1933 - US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created 1944 - King George VI visits General Montgomery's HQ in Normandy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1139 - Emperor Konoe, 76th emperor of Japan, born in Japan (d. 1155) 1900 - Jan van Tilburg, Dutch politician and Governor of Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1977) 1984 - Steven Whittaker, Scottish soccer defender (31 caps; Hibernian, Rangers, Norwich City), born in Edinburgh, Scotland 1999 - Snail Mail [Linsey Jordan], American indie-rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, born in Ellicott City, Maryland 1999 - Justin Jefferson, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in St. Rose, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1397 - Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) 1812 - Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23 1858 - John Snow, English physician who studied cholera and is considered the 'Father of modern epidemiology', dies of a stroke at 45 2012 - Alasdair Fraser, Scottish-born Northern Irish lawyer, director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, dies at 65 2018 - Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre, 1951-61; USSR State Radio, 1961-74; USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony, 1983-91), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »
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