CoM Moderators Posted October 9 Posted October 9 Historical Events 1986 - US Senate convicts US District Judge Harry E. Claiborne, making him the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment after he is criminally convicted of tax evasion 1991 - San Jose Sharks beat Calgary 4-3 for their first NHL win 1992 - Action thriller film "Under Siege," directed by Andrew Davis and starring Steven Seagal in his most famous role, is released 2014 - Patrick Modiano wins the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature 2017 - American economist Richard Thaler is awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1823 - Mary Ann Shadd Cary, American-Canadian anti-slavery campaigner, suffragist and 1st African American newspaper publisher ("The Provincial Freeman"), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1893) 1884 - Helene Deutsch [Rosenbach], Polish-American psychoanalyst, born in Przemyśl, Poland (d. 1982) 1904 - Carl Parrish, American composer, born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania (d. 1965) 1966 - David Cameron, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 2010-16), born in London, England 1972 - Roman Oben, American football tackle (NY Giants), born in Cameroon More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1047 - Clemens II [Suitger], Pope (1046-47), dies (b. 1005) 1962 - Lulu McConnell, American vaudeville, radio, and television comedienne (It Pays To Be Ignorant), dies at 80 1983 - Suh Seok-jun, South Korea Deputy Prime Minister, killed (one of 21 victims) in Rangoon bombing at about 45 2011 - Pavel Karelin, Russian ski jumper (b. 1989) 2014 - Carolyn Ashley Kizer, American writer, dies from complications of dementia 89 More Famous Deaths »
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