CoM Moderators Posted August 5 Posted August 5 Historical Events 1763 - Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Native American forces at Bushy Run 1957 - Comic strip "Andy Capp" makes its debut 1983 - American rock singer David Crosby sentenced to 5 years in Texas state prison on drug and weapons convictions 1989 - First-ever tie in harness racing's Hambletonian as Park Avenue Joe and Probe tie the third and final heat; Park Avenue Joe wins the series on a countback 1997 - Ramzi Yousef, the Pakistani mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, goes on trial in New York; he is eventually found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment plus 240 years More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1301 - Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, son of King Edward I, beheaded for plotting against King Edward III, born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire (d. 1330) 1822 - Johann Georg Herzog, German composer and organist, born in Hummendorf, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1909) 1935 - John Saxon, American actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020) 1968 - Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler better known as "Kendo Kashin", born in Japan 1981 - Erik Guay, Canadian alpine skier, born in Montreal, Quebec More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1678 - Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer, dies at 59 1931 - Ullrich Haupt, Prussian actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), accidentally shot at 43 1983 - Judy Canova, American comedian and actress (Cannonball), dies of cancer at 66 2005 - Polina Astakhova, Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (5 Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64), dies at 68 2023 - (Russell) "Rusty" Richards, American cowboy singer, yodeler, songwriter (Sons of the Pioneers, 1963-84), actor and film stuntman, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »
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