CoM Moderators Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Historical Events 1790 - Congress declares the city of Washington in the District of Columbia, the permanent capital of the United States 1924 - NY Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit HRs in 6 cons games 1942 - French police arrest 13,152 Jews in Paris 1995 - Red Buttons' one-man show "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 33 performances 2017 - Kawhi Leonard re-signs with the San Antonio Spurs to a five-year, $90 million contract More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1925 - Cal Tjader, American Latin jazz vibraphonist, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1982) 1948 - Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer and actor, born in Panama City, Panama 1949 - Ray Majors, British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople, 1975-76; British Lions, 1977-78), born in the UK (d. 2022) 1966 - Mike Horn, South African explorer, 1st to reach North Pole without dog or motorized transport, born in Johannesburg, South Africa 1980 - Adam Scott, Australian golfer (US Masters 2013), born in Adelaide, South Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1736 - Thomas Yalden, poet/fable writer, dies 1879 - Edward Deas Thomson, British-Australian politician, chancellor of the University of Sydney, and member of the Legislative Council of NSW, dies at 79 1979 - James F Mcintyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, dies at 93 1991 - Dwight Weist, Radio actor and film narrator (Radio Days), dies at 81 2019 - John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975-2010), dies from complications of a stroke at 99 More Famous Deaths »
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