CoM Moderators Posted September 20 Posted September 20 Historical Events 1833 - Charles Darwin arrives in Buenos Aires after traveling through the Argentine interior with guachos 1964 - Günter Grass's play "Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand (The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising)" premieres in Berlin 1978 - Yamada Mumon Roshi visits the Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach, Germany 1979 - Lee Iacocca is elected president of the Chrysler Corporation 2019 - Rare Egyptian political protests take place against corruption in President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's government in Tahrir Square, Cairo, and elsewhere More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Kermit Maynard, American cowboy actor (Valley of Terror, Saturday Roundup), born in Vevay, Indiana (d. 1971) 1922 - Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer, born in Fairfield, Connecticut (d. 2012) 1938 - Jane Manning, British concert and operatic soprano, eductor, and promoter of contemporary classical music, born in Norwich, England (d. 2021) 1951 - Javier Marías, Spanish translator and novelist (Corazón Tan Blanco - A Heart So White), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2022) 1976 - Reuben Singh, British entrepreneur, CEO of alldayPA, born in Poynton, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1625 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet, dies at 69 1863 - Benjamin Hardin Helm, American attorney and Confederate brigadier general and Abraham Lincoln's brother-in-law, dies at the Battle of Chickamauga at 33 2001 - Marcos Pérez Jiménez, President of Venezuela (1953-58), dies at 87 2006 - Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor, dies at 74 2007 - Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »
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