CoM Moderators Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Historical Events 1863 - Skirmish at Brentwood, Tennessee 1927 - 86th Grand National: 8/1 favourite Sprig wins; ridden by jockey Ted Leader, trained by his father Tom Leader 1937 - Washington Daily News is 1st US newspaper with perfumed advertising page 1954 - 26th Academy Awards: "From Here to Eternity" best film, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn best actor, actress 1974 - Chipko forest conservation movement begins in Reni Village, Western Himalayas, India, when local woman Gaura Devi hugs a tree to prevent its logging More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1786 - Giovanni Battista Amici, Italian astronomer, physicist and botanist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1863) 1909 - Jay Blackton, American conductor and arranger (Guys and Dolls; Oklahoma!), born in New York City (d. 1994) 1965 - Avery Johnson, American NBA point guard, analyst for CBS Sports, and coach (1999 NBA champion, 2006 Coach of the Year), born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1973 - Anthony Barness, English footballer 1981 - Casey Neistat, American YouTube star and co-founder of Beme, born in Gales Ferry, Connecticut More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1979 - Anton Heiller, Austrian organist and composer, dies at 55 1991 - Eileen Joyce, pianist, dies at 78 2006 - Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish pop and mariachi singer, and actress, dies of uterine cancer at 61 (b. 1944) 2012 - Larry Stevenson [Richard], American skateboard innovator, dies from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease at 81 2022 - John Chapple, British army officer (Chief of General Staff, 1988-92), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »
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