CoM Moderators Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Historical Events 221 - Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord and member of the Han royal house, declares himself Emperor of Shu-Han, claiming legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty 1906 - Britons Henry Rolls, Charles Royce and Claude Johnson formalize their existing partnership as Rolls Royce Ltd 1913 - 1st US presidential press conference, held by Woodrow Wilson 1954 - "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar 2023 - Another atmospheric river creates a storm across California, bringing widespread flooding and power outages, with Monterey County issuing a 25 mile evacuation order More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1831 - Edward Aylesworth Perry, American soldier and politician (General under Lee for Confederate Army, 14th Governor of Florida 1885-89), born in Richmond, Massachusetts (d. 1889) 1831 - Daniele Comboni, Italian Catholic missionary and Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa (1877-81), born in Limone sul Garda, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (d. 1881) 1838 - Alice Cunningham Fletcher, American ethnologist and anthropologist who studied native American culture (advocated for Dawes Act), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1923) 1969 - Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey (Japan Cup x 5; JRA Grand Prize Jockey 1997-2000, 02-06; Japanese Triple Crown 2005), born in Kyoto, Japan 1974 - Vaughan Gething, Welsh first minister (2024-) Labour and Co-operative politician, born in Usaka, Zambia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1842 - Luigi Cherubini, Italian musical prodigy, composer (Médée; Requiem in D minor), and educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1822-42), dies at 81 1987 - W. Sterling Cole, American politician (Rep-R-NY, Director International Atomic Energy Agency), dies at 82 2015 - Mike Porcaro, American rock bassist (Toto, 1982-2007 "Stranger In Town"), dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease at 59 2018 - Robert Grossman, American illustrator, dies of heart failure at 78 2020 - Suzy Delair, French singer and actress (The Murderer Lives at Number 21; Utopia; White Paws), dies at 102 More Famous Deaths »
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