CoM Moderators Posted October 14 Posted October 14 Historical Events 1865 - Cheyennes and Arapahos sign "peace treaty" then chased out Colorado 1911 - Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379) 1947 - Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower 1975 - US President Gerald Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside 2017 - Spanish government says it will impose direct rule on Catalonia after the region voted for independence in a referendum More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat), born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania (d. 1992) 1918 - Thelma Long, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship singles 1952, 54; 12 x doubles; 4 x mixed doubles; French C'ship mixed doubles 1956), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2015) 1927 - Roger Moore, British actor (The Saint, James Bond), born in London (d. 2017) 1944 - Udo Kier, German actress (Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein), born in Lindenthal, Cologne, Germany 1991 - Shona McGarty, British singer and actress (Whitney Dean in "EastEnders"), born in Hertfordshire, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1256 - Kujō Yoritsugu, 5th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (1244-52), dies at 16 1669 - Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, singer and musician, dies at 46 1919 - Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies 2006 - Maurice Grosse, British paranormal investigator known for the 'Enfield Haunting' case, dies at 87 2023 - Andy Bean, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1980, 89 runner-up; British Open 1983 runner-up; 11 x PGA Tour titles), dies from complications of double lung transplant surgery at 70 More Famous Deaths »
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