CoM Moderators Posted April 2 Posted April 2 Historical Events 1767 - King Charles III of Spain gives orders to expel the Jesuits from the Spanish Empire 1804 - Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off the coast of Portugal 1872 - US engineer George Brayton patents an internal combustion engine (Brayton Cycle) 1902 - Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated by a terrorist in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg 1977 - Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album goes to No. 1 and stays atop the charts for 31 weeks More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann, German writer, born in Fallersleben, Electorate of Brunswick -Lüneburg (d. 1874) 1840 - Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (J'accuse - I Accuse), born in Paris, France (d. 1902) 1927 - Carmen Basilio, American boxer (World Welterweight title 1955-56; Middleweight title 1957-58), born in Canastota, New York (d. 2012) 1940 - Mike Hailwood, British motorcycle road racer (World C'ships: 250cc – 1961, 1966, 1967; 350cc – 1966, 1967; 500cc –1962-65; 76 Grand Prix wins), born in Great Milton, England (d. 1981) 1993 - Keshorn Walcott ORTT, Trinidadian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 2012, bronze 2016), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1803 - Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch poet of children's poems (Proeve van kleine gedigen voor Kinder), dies at 56 1944 - Mikuláš Moyzes, Slovak composer (The Orphans), dies at 71 2002 - Henry Slesar, American writer and playwright (The Edge of Night), dies at 74 2013 - Milo O'Shea, Irish character actor (Barbarella, Staircase and Mass Appeal, Romeo and Juliet), dies at 86 2014 - Urs Widmer, Swiss writer, dies at 75 More Famous Deaths »
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