CoM Moderators Posted March 29 Posted March 29 Historical Events 1867 - British North America Act (Canadian constitution) is given Royal Assent 1951 - 23rd Academy Awards: "All About Eve", Judy Holliday and José Ferrer win 1988 - US Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras 1989 - 9th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Cocktail" wins 2015 - WrestleMania XXXI, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (76,976): Seth Rollins beats Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in impromptu triple threat match to capture WWE Heavyweight title More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1891 - Ivan Goll, French-German writer (the Landless John), born in Saint-Dié (d. 1950) 1909 - Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish writer (Gnome Patjoepelke), born in Flanders (d. 1991) 1944 - Nana Akufo-Addo [William Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo], Ghanaian politician, President of Ghana (2017-), born in Accra, Gold Coast 1960 - Annabella Sciorra, American actress (The Sopranos), born in Brooklyn, New York 1973 - Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer winger (86 caps; Ajax, Arsenal, FC Barcelona) and executive (director of football Royal Antwerp FC), born in Emst, Netherlands More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1800 - Marc René, Marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer, dies at 85 1911 - Alexandre Guilmant, French organist (La Trinitié, 1871-901), composer and pedagogue (Schola Cantorum, 1894-1911), dies at 74 1945 - Karl Sapper, German traveller, explorer, and natural historian, dies at 79 1955 - Zlatko Baloković, Croatian-American concert violinist, dies at 69 1985 - Gerhard Stöck, German athlete (Olympic gold javelin, bronze shot put 1936), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »
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