CoM Moderators Posted July 19 Posted July 19 Historical Events 1936 - Spanish premier Casares Quiroga succeeded by Jose Giral 1982 - David S Dodge becomes 1st American hostage in Lebanon 2013 - 20 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Diyala, Iraq 2018 - Largest intact sarcophagus of its kind ever found (2000 years old) opened in Alexandria, contains 3 skeletons, not a curse as feared 2023 - Scientists discover metals can self-heal after observing metals cracking and fusing back together, paving the way for future self-healing structures and vehicles More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1822 - Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and granddaughter of George III, born in Palace of Montbrillant, Hanover (d. 1916) 1823 - George Henry Gordon, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1886) 1894 - Percy Spencer, American physicist and inventor of the microwave, born in Howland, Maine (d. 1970) 1974 - Vincent Spadea, American tennis player, born in Chicago, Illinois 1981 - Didz Hammond, British bassist and backing vocalist (Dirty Pretty Things; The Cooper Temple Clause), born in Reading, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1054 - Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies 1913 - Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia for one day in 1882, dies at 60 1969 - Pavel I Apostolov, Russian military bandmaster, dies 1974 - Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer forward (2 caps Hungary; Ferencváros, NY Giants, NY Americans) and coach (United States [men] 1953-56), dies at 69 2013 - Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), dies from heart failure at 80 More Famous Deaths »
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