CoM Moderators Posted Wednesday at 04:02 AM Posted Wednesday at 04:02 AM Historical Events 1913 - Floods in El Salvador kill thousands 1936 - Ella Fitzgerald and the Chick Webb Orchestra record "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (Mr. Paganini)"; it becomes a staple in her repertoire as a launching point for scat vocals 1963 - Edgar Kaufmann Jr. deeds his family property Fallingwater (1935), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 1989 - NYC MTA opens 63rd street extension to subway 2020 - India records more than 8 million COVID-19 cases, the second country after the US, with a death toll of 120,527 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1815 - Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician and author of Slovak language, born in Uhrovec, Austrian Empire (d. 1856) 1940 - Connie Mack III, American politician (US Senator from Florida, 1989-2001; US Representative from Florida, 1983-89), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1951 - Guy Gelso, American rock drummer (Zebra), born in Oakland, California 1967 - Rufus Sewell, English actor (A Knight's Tale, Middlemarch), born in London, England 1978 - Kelly Smith, English football player (Arsenal Ladies), born in Watford, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1853 - Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, French pianist, music teacher, and composer, dies at 68 1950 - Gustav V, King of Sweden (1907-1950), dies at 92 1991 - Maria Monica, silent film actress, dies 2015 - Murphy Anderson, American comic artist (DC Comics), dies at 89 2020 - J. J. Williams, Welsh rugby union winger (30 caps Wales, 7 British and Irish Lions; Grand Slam 1976, 78), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »
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