CoM Moderators Posted March 2 Posted March 2 Historical Events 1121 - Dirk VI becomes count of Holland 1968 - USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit 1988 - The flaming basketball is adopted as NBA franchise Miami Heat’s official logo from over 13,000 entries; Mark Henderson submits the winning entry 1998 - Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice 2024 - Brit Music Awards: Raye wins a record six Brits, including album and song of the year, with Kylie Minogue awarded Global Icon More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1927 - John Romanides, Greek Eastern Orthodox priest and professor, born in Piraeus, Greece (d. 2001) 1929 - Sir Donald Gosling, British entrepreneur (Central Car Parks; National Car Parks), yachtsman, and WWII Royal Navy veteran, born in South London, England (d. 2019) 1941 - John Cornell, Australian screenwriter (Paul Hogan Show; Crocodile Dundee), and director (Crocodile Dundee II), born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia (d. 2021) 1956 - Eusebio Pedroza, Panamanian boxer (WBA featherweight champion 1978-85), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2019) 1962 - Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese science fiction writer, born in Kobe, Japan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1074 - Yorimichi Fujiwara, Japanese imperial courtier and regent for three emperors (1016-68), dies at about 82 (b. 992) 1829 - Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, conspirator and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence (b. 1768) 1921 - Champ Clark, American politician (b. 1850) 1974 - Salvador Puig Antich, Spanish anarchist (b. 1948) 1981 - Tony Gulotta, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1927 3rd), dies at 78 More Famous Deaths »
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