CoM Moderators Posted August 22 Posted August 22 Historical Events 1827 - José de La Mar becomes President of Peru 1914 - Battle of Charleroi begins as General von Bülow's troops defeat the French 1943 - Soviet troops free Kharkov 1968 - Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota for the first papal visit to Latin America to open a Eucharistic Congress 2008 - Russia wins the women's 4 × 100 m relay ahead of Belgium and Nigeria at the Beijing Olympics; disqualified in 2016 when reanalysis of Yulia Chermoshanskaya’s samples result in positive test for prohibited substances More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1888 - Du Yuesheng, Chinese mob boss, born in Gaoqiao, Shanghai (d. 1951) 1888 - Violet Farebrother, English actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1969) 1928 - Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy advocate, born in Moyamba, Sierra Leone (d. 2015) 1955 - Chiranjeevi [Konidela Siva Sankara Vara Prasad], Telugu film actor, dancer and producer, born in Mogalthur, India 1973 - Kristen Wiig, American comedian and actress (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters), born in Canandaigua, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1831 - John White, English organist and violinist, dies at 52 1993 - Don Getz, American filmmaker (Playpoint), dies at 50 2003 - Generosa Ammon, American widow of Ted Ammon (b. 1956) 2004 - Daniel Petrie, Canadian television and movie director, dies at 83 2009 - Elmer Kelton, American Western novelist (b. 1926) More Famous Deaths »
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