CoM Moderators Posted October 16 Posted October 16 Historical Events 1710 - British troops occupy Port Royal, Nova Scotia 1964 - New York Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra, one day after losing the World Series 1973 - The Gulf Six (Iran, Iraq, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar) unilaterally raise the posted price of Saudi Light marker crude oil by 17 percent 1994 - "Addams Family" actor Raul Julia suffers a stroke 2017 - Storm formed from Hurricane Ophelia lashes Ireland, killing three people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1714 - Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist who established 1st system of stratigraphic chronology, born in Caprino Veronese, Republic of Venice (d. 1795) 1906 - Dino Buzzati, Italian writer (The Tartar Steppe), born in San Pellegrino, Belluno, (d. 1972) 1944 - Paul Durcan, Irish poet (The Beckett at the Gate, Six Nuns Die in Convent Inferno), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2025) 1945 - Paul Monette, American writer and LBT activist, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts (d. 1995) 1980 - Sue Bird, American basketball guard (record 508 WNBA games, Seattle Storm; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12, 16, 20), born in Syosset, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1883 - Samuel Jameson Gholson, American jurist and Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, dies at 75 1946 - Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister and war criminal, hanged at 53 1958 - Michalis Souyioul [Michail Sougioultzoglou], Greek composer and songwriter, chiefly for theater and film, dies of a stroke at 52 1981 - Moshe Dayan, Israeli military leader and politician (Minister of Defense 1967-74), dies of a heart attack at 66 1990 - Jorge Bolet, Cuban-born American pianist known for his performances of the work of Franz Liszt, dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »
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