CoM Moderators Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Historical Events 1857 - LA Vineyard Society organized 1950 - Labour wins UK parliamentary election by 5 seats 1956 - Walter Piston's 5th Symphony, commissioned by the Juilliard School of Music for their 50th anniversary, premiere performance by the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Jean Morel 1999 - State of Arizona executes convicted murderer and bank robber, German national Karl LaGrand, despite international legal action by Germany to save him 2020 - Scientists identify the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to breathe: a tiny parasite living in salmon tissue, reported in the journal PNAS More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1910 - Clyde Hart, American swing and bebop jazz piano player and arranger (Stuff Smith; Lionel Hampton; Roy Eldridge), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1945) 1917 - Myra Taylor (née Render), American jazz singer ("Spider and the Fly"; Wild Women of Kansas City), songwriter, and actress, born in Bonner Springs, Kansas (d. 2011) 1940 - Denis Law, Scottish soccer striker (55 caps; Manchester United 309 games; Ballon d'Or 1964; World Soccer World XI 1964), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2025) 1956 - Eddie Murray, American MLB Hall of Fame first baseman, 8x All-star, 3x Golden Glove (Baltimore Orioles, 1977-88 and 96; L.A. Dodgers, 1989-91 and 97, and three other teams), born in Los Angeles, California 1981 - Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (36 Tests, 85 wickets, BB 5/36; Karachi, Kent CCC, Sussex CCC), born in Karachi, Pakistan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1856 - Nikolai Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician (Lobachevskian geometry), dies at 63 1919 - Josephine McGill, composer, dies at 41 1990 - Malcolm Forbes, American publisher of Forbes magazine, politician, and son of B.C. Forbes, dies of a heart attack at 70 2011 - Anant Pai, Indian educationalist and creator of comics (b. 1929) 2012 - Jan Berenstain [Janice Marian Grant], American children's literature author (The Berenstain Bears), dies from a stroke at 88 More Famous Deaths »
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