CoM Moderators Posted November 11 Posted November 11 Historical Events 1647 - Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies 1924 - Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC 2013 - "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London 2014 - The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank in April is found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison 2021 - Near-earth asteroid Kamo`oalewa, the size of a ferris wheel, very likely a fragment of the moon, according to a new study More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1657 - Guido Starhemberg, Austrian earl and fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars), born in Graz, Austria (d. 1737) 1909 - Robert Ryan, American actor (Billy Budd, The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Day), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973) 1964 - Anabel Alonso, Spanish actress (7 Vidas), born in Barakaldo, Spain 1964 - Philip McKeon, American actor (Tommy-Alice, Return to Horror High), born in Westbury, New York 1981 - Natalie Glebova, Russian Canadian TV host and Miss Universe 2005, born in Tuapse, Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1984 - Jan Novák, Czech classical composer and contemporary Latin poet, dies at 63 1986 - Roger C. Carmel, American actor (Star Trek - "Harry Mudd"; The Mothers-in-Law - "Roger"), dies at 54 1992 - Giulio Carlo Argan, Italian art critic/mayor of Rome, dies at 83 1994 - Elizabeth Maconchy (LeFanu), Irish-English composer, notably of string quartets, and contemporary music promoter, dies at 87 2006 - Harry Lehotsky, American Canadian pastor and activist, dies at 49 More Famous Deaths »
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