CoM Moderators Posted August 7 Posted August 7 Historical Events 626 - Battle at Constantinople: Slavic, Persians and Avar siege of Constantinople fails, keeping the Byzantine Empire intact 1900 - Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike 1930 - Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King's Liberal Party loses the election to Richard Bedford Bennett of the Conservative Party 2008 - Russo-Georgian War: Georgia moves troops into the Russian-supported self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia in response to aggression; first European war of the 21st century 2012 - Heavy rain forces 20,000 people to flee their homes in Manila, Philippines More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1844 - Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and petrologist, born in Paris (d. 1911) 1872 - Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff, Dutch politician (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1926-31), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1957) 1973 - Kevin Muscat, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Crawley, United Kingdom 1976 - Cathy Park Hong, American Korean poet (Dance Dance Revolution), born in Los Angeles, California 1977 - Samantha Ronson, British DJ, born in Camden, London More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1821 - Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV (1820-21), dies at 53 1942 - Richard Gott, British general (commandant of 8th Army), dies in battle at 43 1970 - Jonathan Jackson, US African American activist, shot dead in a shootout at 17 2004 - Red Adair, American oil field firefighter, dies at 89 2023 - DJ Casper [William Perry Jr.], American club DJ and songwriter ("Cha Cha Slide"), dies of cancer at 58 More Famous Deaths »
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