CoM Moderators Posted July 13 Posted July 13 Historical Events 1911 - Great Britain and Japan renew their alliance of 1902 for another four years; the reason Japan joins WWI on the Allies side 1967 - Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey; 27 die 2012 - Financially troubled Scottish football club, Rangers, is voted into the third division 2018 - Outline of 5,000-year-old henge is discovered at Newgrange, Ireland, through drought and drone footage 2022 - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to the Maldives just before leaving office amid nationwide protests and economic unrest More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1895 - Sidney Blackmer, American actor (played Ted Roosevelt in 7 movies, Rosemary's Baby), born in Salisbury, North Carolina (d. 1973) 1913 - Dave Garroway, American TV host (Today Show, 1951-61), born in Schnectady, New York (d. 1982) 1924 - Carlo Bergonzi, Italian operatic tenor, born in Vidalenzo, Italy (d. 2014) 1941 - Lut Tomsin, Belgian actress and director (Knock on the Door), born in Tongeren, Belgium 1974 - Jarno Trulli, Italian auto racer (Monaco F1 GP 2004; German Formula 3 Series 1996), born in Pescara, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1762 - James Bradley, English astronomer, 3rd Royal, discovered Earth's nutation motion, dies at 69 1965 - Photis Kontoglou, Greek writer, painter and iconographer, dies at 69 1997 - Alexandra Danilova, Russian-American ballerina (The Turning Point), dies at 92 2012 - Richard Darryl Zanuck, American Academy Award-winning film producer, dies from a heart attack at 77 2020 - Chuck Hulse, American auto racer (USAC Champ Car Series, 26 x top 10 finishes), dies at 92 More Famous Deaths »
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