CoM Moderators Posted 14 hours ago Posted 14 hours ago Historical Events 1858 - First overland mail to California 1915 - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia adjourns 4th Duma 1947 - Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo, and the Tone River area, killing at least 1,930 1951 - US National League umpire Frank Dascoli clears the Dodgers bench, ejecting 15 players 1993 - Minnesota Twins' Dave Winfield becomes the 19th player to achieve 3,000 hits More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1921 - Ursula Franklin, German-born Canadian physicist, educator and activist (developed archaeometry), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2016) 1946 - Mike Reynolds, Australian politician (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 2006-09), born in Manly, New South Wales 1966 - Kevin Curtis Young, American 400m hurdler, born in Los Angeles, California 1969 - Andrew Borodow, Canadian freestyle wrestler (Olympic 5-92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec 1995 - Aaron Gordon, American NBA player (Denver Nuggets), born in San Jose, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1542 - Diego de Almagro II, Spanish conquistador known as "El Mozo," the son of Diego de Almagro, is executed for his role in fatal a coup d'état attempt at about 21 (birthday uncertain, b. 1520) 1672 - Anne Bradstreet, New England's first published poet, dies (birth date unknown) 1701 - James II of England and James VII of Scotland [Stuart], King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1685-88), dies at 68 2006 - Rob Levin, creator of Freenode (b. 1955) 2019 - Peter Stormonth Darling, Scottish investment banker (Mercury Asset Management Group, largest fund-management in the UK), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »
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