CoM Moderators Posted October 12 Posted October 12 Historical Events 1861 - Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi 1901 - Theodore Roosevelt renames the "Executive Mansion" as "The White House" 1970 - Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East 1994 - Iranian Fokker F28 explodes between Isfahan and Tehran, killing 66 1999 - Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1897 - Inez Courtney, American stage and screen actress (The 13th Man; Crime Ring; The Raven), born in Amsterdam, New York (d. 1975) 1928 - Al Held, American painter and sculptor (hard edge-style), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005) 1950 - Dave Freudenthal, American economist and politician (31st Governor of Wyoming), born in Thermopolis, Wyoming 1969 - Dave Chaytors, CFL defensive tackle (British Columbia Lions), born in Calgary, Alberta 1975 - Lex Lang, American actor (Power Rangers), born in Hollywood, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1924 - Anatole France [Jacques Anatole Thibault], French writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921), dies at 80 1996 - Trevor Illtyd williams, scientific writer, dies at 75 2001 - Quintin Hogg, British politician, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, dies at 94 (b. 1907) 2015 - Eugene Louw, South African minister of Internal affairs and Defense, dies at 84 2015 - Joan Leslie, American actress (High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »
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