CoM Moderators Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Historical Events 1491 - Opening ceremony of Kyoto's Daitokuji Shinju at the sub-temple 1957 - Harry S. Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri 1959 - Saar becomes part of German Federal Republic 1971 - Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi 1989 - US marshals and FCC seize pirate radio station WHOT in Brooklyn More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1817 - Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and histologist (one of the first to interpret tissue structure in terms of cellular elements), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1905) 1856 - Edward Anseele, Belgian socialist politician, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1938) 1884 - Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (town hall Hilversum/Beehive Rotterdam), born in Amsterdam (d. 1974) 1912 - Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer and author (Seven Years in Tibet), born in Hüttenberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 2006) 1940 - Nursultan Nazarbayev, 1st President of Kazakhstan (1990-2019), born in Chemolgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1249 - Alexander II, King of Scots (1215-49), dies at 50 1415 - Jan Hus, Bohemian religious reformer burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany (b. 1369) 1879 - Henry Smart, English organist and composer, dies at 65 1952 - Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian politician, Premier of Quebec (1920-36), dies at 85 1994 - Cameron Mitchell, American actor (The High Chaparral), dies of lung cancer at 75 More Famous Deaths »
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