CoM Moderators Posted March 9 Posted March 9 Historical Events 1776 - Adam Smith publishes the influential economics book "The Wealth of Nations" 1809 - A group of conspirators break into Gripsholm Castle and imprison King Gustav IV Adolf and appoint Charles XIII in his place as Regent of Sweden 1922 - Eugene O'Neill's "Hairy Ape" premieres in NYC 1984 - The Competitive Enterprise Institute is founded in Washington, D.C. 2020 - National one-day women's strike held in Mexico to protest high rates of femicide (more than 10 women murdered every day) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - José P. Laurel, 3rd President of the Philippines (1942-44), born in Tanauan, Batangas (d. 1959) 1892 - Frank Puglia, Italian actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book), born in Sicily, Italy (d. 1975) 1930 - Thomas Schippers, American conductor (Amahl and Night Visitors), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (d. 1977) 1937 - Grahame Chevalier, South African cricketer (one Test for South Africa 1970, 0 and 0*, 5-100), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2017) 1981 - Clay Rapada, American baseball player, born in Chesapeake, Virginia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1688 - Claude Mellan, French engraver, cartoonist and painter, dies at 89 1980 - Olga Chekova, actress (Moulin Rouge, Pawns of Possession), dies at 82 2010 - Doris Haddock, American political activist (b. 1910) 2011 - Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (youngest female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event [12] bronze 200m breaststroke 1936), dies at 86 2012 - Peter Bergman, American comedian, dies from leukemia at 72 More Famous Deaths »
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