CoM Moderators Posted April 4 Posted April 4 Historical Events 1655 - Battle of Porto Farina: English fleet defeats Barbary corsairs in Tunis 1974 - Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 714th in Cincinnati against Jack Billingham 1983 - 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston, 54-52; Wolfpack win with buzzer-beating dunk by Lorenzo Charles off a desperation 30 foot shot from Dereck Whittenburg 2022 - Economist Rodrigo Chaves elected President of Costa Rica defeating current president José María Figueres 2022 - Ukrainian government begins a war crimes investigation after 410 civilians found killed after the withdrawal of Russian forces from around Kyiv More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1802 - Dorothea Dix, American pioneering nurse and social activist who created the first American mental asylums, born in Hampden, Maine (d. 1887) 1933 - Frits Bolkestein, Dutch politician (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy), born in Amsterdam 1953 - Susan Alcorn, American pedal steel guitarist and avant garde composer, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania (d. 2025) 1977 - Omarr Smith, American football defensive back, born in Chicago, Illinois 1983 - Angelle Tymon, American journalist and TV game show host (PlayMania Block), born in Lutcher, Louisiana More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1994 - Olga Lowina, Dutch yodeler (Edelweisskapel), dies at 69 1999 - Early Wynn, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Cy Young Award 1959 Chicago WS; MLB wins leader 1954, 59; 9 x MLB All Star; Cleveland Indians), dies of a stroke at 79 2015 - Elmer Lach, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1944, 46, 53 Montreal Canadiens; Hart Trophy 1945; Art Ross Trophy 1948; 5 x NHL All Star), dies of a stroke at 97 2018 - Gertrude Jeannette, African American taxi driver, playwright and film and stage actress (Shaft, Cotton Comes to Harlem), dies at 103 2023 - Craig Breedlove, American auto racer (5 x world land speed record holder; first to reach 500mph (800km/h) and 600mph (970km/h), dies of cancer at 86 More Famous Deaths »
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