CoM Moderators Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Historical Events 1513 - Giovanni de' Medici chosen Pope Leo X 1665 - NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights 1924 - 3rd term of Belgium Theunis government begins 1982 - Failed military coup under Rambocus and Hawker in Suriname 2020 - Smallest dinosaur ever discovered - skull preserved in piece of amber smaller than a fingertip from a mine in Myanmar, reported in "Nature" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1819 - Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer (Don Quiotte), born in Marseille, France (d. 1910) 1907 - Eleni Gatzoyiannis, Greek heroine (subject of "Eleni" by son Nicholas Gage about how she saved her children), born in Greece (d. 1948) 1915 - Vijay Hazare, Indian cricket batsman and captain (30 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 164no; Maharashtra, Central India, Baroda, Holkar), born in Sangli, India (d. 2004) 1945 - Dock Ellis, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star and World Series 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates; pitched no-hitter 1971), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2008) 1961 - Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ruler and President of the UAE (2022-), born in Al Ain, Trucial States More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1915 - Thomas Alexander Browne, Australian writer (Robbery Under Arms), dies at 88 1989 - John Jay McCloy, American lawyer and banker (Secretary of War 1941-45, Chairman Chase Manhattan Bank, President of World Bank 1947-49), dies at 93 1997 - Hugo Weisgall, American composer (4 Impressions), dies at 84 2000 - Alfred Schwarzmann, German gymnast (Olympic gold individual, team, horse vault, 2 x bronze 1936; silver 1952), dies at 87 2019 - Hal Blaine [Harold Belsky], American pop and rock session drummer (The Wrecking Crew), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »
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