CoM Moderators Posted September 19 Posted September 19 Historical Events 1941 - German army conquers Kiev 1953 - "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 190 performances 1957 - First underground nuclear explosion in Las Vegas, Nevada 1973 - Frank Robinson, Angels OF, homers in record 32nd major league ballpark - Arlington Stadium (Arlington, Texas), against the Rangers 1994 - Swedish government of Bildt resigns More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1377 - Albert IV, Duke of Austria, born in Vienna (d. 1404) 1769 - Joseph Kam, Dutch Christian missionary in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1833) 1824 - Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf, Austrian zither player and composer, born in Baden, Austria (d. 1902) 1910 - Margaret Lindsay, American actress (Take a Guess), born in Dubuque, Iowa (d. 1981) 1931 - Brook Benton [Benjamin Franklin Peay], American soul vocalist ("It's Just a Matter of Time"; "Rainy Night in Georgia"), born in Lugoff, South Carolina (d. 1988) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1836 - Carl Friedrich Ebers, German composer and conductor, dies at 66 1954 - Tibor Harsányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor who settled in Paris, France, dies at 56 1997 - Malcolm Hughes, English constructive artist, dies at 77 2017 - Brian Barder, British diplomat, British Ambassador to Ethiopia who assisted during 1984-85 famine, dies at 83 2021 - Max Wiltshire, Welsh rugby union lock (4 Tests; Aberavon RFC), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »
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