CoM Moderators Posted Sunday at 04:02 AM Posted Sunday at 04:02 AM Historical Events 1815 - Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats King Joachim of Naples 1855 - Antwerp-Rotterdam railway officially opens 1952 - "Call Me Madam" closes at the Imperial Theater in NYC after 644 performances 1954 - WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting 1994 - Wim Kok and the Labour Party win Dutch general election More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1729 - Florian Leopold Gassmann, Bohemian composer, born in Brüx, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1774) 1849 - Jacob Riis, Danish-American social reformer and "muck raking" reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun), born in Ribe, Denmark (d. 1914) 1895 - Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher and Christian apologist, born in Grootegast, Netherlands (d. 1987) 1915 - Stu Hart, Canadian pro wrestler and trainer (founder Stampede Wrestling; sons Bret and Owen Hart), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2003) 1949 - Albert Sacco Jr., American chemical engineer and astronaut (STS 73), born in Boston, Massachusetts More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1442 - Engelbert I Nassau-Dillenburg (counsellor to Duke of Burgendy), dies at 71 or 72 1737 - Abraham Patras, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 1988 - Johannes Driessler, German organist and composer, dies at 67 1994 - Milford Dolliole, American pioneer jazz drummer, dies at 90 2006 - Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (b. 1949) More Famous Deaths »
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