CoM Moderators Posted September 23 Posted September 23 Historical Events 1962 - Martin Walser's play "Esche und Angora" premieres in Berlin 1968 - WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting 1990 - PBS begins an 11-hour miniseries on the Civil War 2017 - Women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the first time during Saudi Arabia's 87th National Day celebrations 2022 - Russia holds sham referendums in four partly occupied Ukrainian regions, with some Ukrainian citizens forced to vote at gunpoint More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British Baroness and writer (The Scarlet Pimpernel), born in Tarnaörs Hungary (d. 1947) 1867 - Draga Mašin, Queen of Serbia and wife of King Alexander I, born in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia (d. 1903) 1871 - Frantisek Kupka, Czech pioneering abstract artist, born in Opočno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957) 1925 - Barry Linehan, English actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), born in Romford, England (d. 1996) 1946 - Franz Fischler, Austrian politician and EU's Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995–2004), born in Absam, Austria More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1764 - Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703) 1797 - Johann Georg Roser, Austrian composer and kapellmeister, dies at 57 1994 - John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59 2004 - Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 86 2023 - Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), and later substance abuse counselor, dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »
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