CoM Moderators Posted April 21 Posted April 21 Historical Events 1789 - John Adams sworn in as 1st US Vice President (9 days before Washington) 1862 - Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Colorodo 1960 - Founding of the Orthodox Bahá'í Faith in Washington, DC 1983 - £1 coin is introduced in the United Kingdom 1995 - FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case; he is indicted on 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, including use of a weapon of mass destruction More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1911 - Leonard Warren [Warenoff], American baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1939-60) who died on stage, born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 1960) 1924 - Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), born in Section, Alabama (d. 1965) 1942 - Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in New York City (d. 2023) 1945 - Diana Darvey [Rollof], British actress, singer and dancer (The Benny Hill Show), born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England (d. 2000) 1958 - Michael Zarnock, American author and Hot Wheels historian, born in Utica, New York More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1073 - Alexander II [Anselmo da Baggio], Pope (1061-73), dies 1718 - Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer, known for his work on conic sections, dies at 78 1899 - Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer and geographer (1st modern maps of classical world and Ottoman Empire), dies at 80 1975 - Jack Westrup, English composer, dies at 70 2008 - Al Wilson, American soul singer ("Show and Tell"; "The Snake"), dies of kidney failure at 68 More Famous Deaths »
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