CoM Moderators Posted June 23 Posted June 23 Historical Events 1758 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld - British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany 1760 - Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia 1944 - German writer Thomas Mann becomes a US citizen 1967 - US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin hold 1st of 2 summit meetings in Glassboro, New Jersey (about halfway between NYC and Washington, DC) 1988 - Yanks manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1887 - Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1960) 1925 - Nuno Oliveira, Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer, dressage instructor, author ('baroque' or 'classical' style), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1989) 1937 - Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish politician, and diplomat, President of Finland (1994-2000), Nobel Peace Prize 2008 for helping resolve international conflicts, born in Viipuri, Finland (d. 2023) 1944 - Clive Barker, South African soccer coach (South Africa 1994-97; AmaZulu FC), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2023) 1978 - Memphis Bleek [Malik Cox], American rapper ("Is That Yo Chick"), born in New York City More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1615 - Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. 1545) 1891 - George Parr, English cricket batsman (captain first England touring team [North America 1859], second tour [Australia and NZ 1864]), dies at 65 1991 - Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies 2013 - Bobby "Blue" Bland, American blues an soul singer ("Call on the Drummer"), dies at 83 2016 - Ralph Stanley, American bluegrass musician, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »
mike carey Posted June 23 Posted June 23 Another birthday on 23 June. Alan Turing was born on this day in 1912. He was a brilliant mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the German Enigma codes in World War II. After the war he was repaid by being chemically castrated for being a homosexual, and took his own life on 7 June 1954. The British Government made a full and unconditional apology in 2009, and his image now features on the British £50 note, both things that would be unimaginable in some countries still today.
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