CoM Moderators Posted December 11 Posted December 11 Historical Events 1477 - Duchess Maria of Burgundy ends the 'Great Privilege' in states of The Netherlands 1948 - WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 - Libya adopts constitution 1993 - 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB) 2000 - 66th Heisman Trophy Award: Chris Weinke, Florida State (QB) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1882 - Max Born, German physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954), born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1970) 1954 - Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic rock guitarist (Dense Time), and electronic engineer, born in Reykjavík, Iceland 1966 - Terry Sharpe, Irish rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland 1987 - Natalia Gordienko, Moldovan singer and dancer, born in Chișinău, Moldova 1988 - Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1582 - Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish noble and diplomat (governor of the Netherlands (1567–1573)), dies at about 75 1884 - Samuel Greene, American naval commander inboard USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads, commits suicide at 45 1938 - Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian pacifist and internationalist (Nobel Peace Prize 1921), dies at 69 1968 - Nadine Riga, American actress, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 59 2024 - Mamiya Michio, Japanese composer (Narukami; Grave of the Fireflies), dies at 95 More Famous Deaths »
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