CoM Moderators Posted September 1 Posted September 1 Historical Events 1836 - Narcissa Whitman, one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Oregon Country (now US state of Washington) 1931 - Future Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman Lou Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and 6th homer in consecutive games in NY Yankees' 5-1 win v Boston Red Sox 1954 - Paramount Pictures releases "Rear Window", directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly 1972 - Japanese gymnast Sawao Kato wins the parallel bars gold medal at the Munich Olympics, his 3rd gold of the Games including team and individual all-round victories 2019 - Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on Elbow Cay in the Abaco islands, northern Bahamas as a category five storm with winds of 180mph (285km/h) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1920 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (Misery, Havana, Sylvester), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000) 1926 - Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh, 1991-96, born in Shaistabad, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2017) 1965 - Hardy Nickerson, American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1993, 96–99; All-Pro 1993, 96-97, 99; Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Compton, California 1972 - Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia 1977 - David Albelda, Spanish soccer midfielder (51 caps; Valencia CF 351 games), born in La Pobla Llarga, Spain More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1256 - Kujo Yoritsune, 4th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1226-44), dies at 38 1995 - Ernest Marke, Sierra Leonean seaman and club owner, dies at 93 2015 - Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), dies at 84 2021 - Jim Fuller, American college football coach and athletics administrator (coach 1977-83; AD 2003-08 Jacksonville State University), dies from COVID-19 at 76 2023 - William B. Richardson, American Democratic politician and diplomat who was Governor of New Mexico (2003-11), Representative of New Mexico (1983-97) and US Ambassador to the UN (1997-98), dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »
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