CoM Moderators Posted August 18 Posted August 18 Historical Events 1418 - Competition is announced to design the dome of Florence Cathedral, with main competitors Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi (supported by Cosimo de' Medici) 1858 - Netherlands and Japan sign a trade agreement 1965 - Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his third career triple play, tying George Sisler, Deacon McGuire, and Joe Start 1989 - ArenaBowl III takes place at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit: Detroit Drive defeats Pittsburgh Gladiators 39-26, with George LaFrance as MVP 2019 - 1.7 million people participate in a peaceful pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, representing a quarter of the population More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1657 - Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect and designer, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1743) 1954 - Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist and writer (STS 75), born in Rome, Italy 1964 - Andi Deris, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1994-present), born in Karlsruhe, West Germany 1966 - Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress (The Surrogate Woman, Come Come Come Upward), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2022) 1981 - Jon Schneck, American rock guitarist (Relient K, 2005-present), born in Eustis, Florida More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 440 - Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies 1652 - Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40 1942 - Erwin Schulhoff, Czech-Russian composer and pianist (Ogelala), dies of tuberculosis at 48 in a German concentration camp in Wülzburg, Bavaria 1981 - Anita Loos, American screenwriter, novelist (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and playwright, dies at 88 2006 - Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (b. 1934) More Famous Deaths »
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