CoM Moderators Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago Historical Events 1916 - Belgian troops march into Kigali, German East Africa 1945 - General Johannes Blaskowitz surrenders German troops in Netherlands 1987 - American televangelist Jim Bakker and Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God after revelations of an alleged rape of a church secretary 1987 - Miroslav Mihailovic begins 54 hours of telling jokes 2008 - Chaiten Volcano erupts in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1758 - Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary (President of the National Convention, Member of Committee of Public Safety), born in Arras, France (d. 1794) 1843 - Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist (investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1918) 1925 - Patrick Meaney, British businessman and CEO (Rank Organization), born in Wandsworth, London (d. 1992) 1947 - Ronald Rivest, American computer scientist (RSA cryptography), born in Schenectady, New York 1953 - Michelle Courchesne, Quebec politician and former President of the Treasury Board, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 850 - Ninmyō, 54th Emperor of Japan (833-50) during the Heian period, dies at 41 1727 - Catharine I of Russia [Marta Samuilovna], wife of Peter the Great, dies at about 42 1985 - Pete Desjardins, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform, 3m springboard 1928), dies at 78 2014 - Geoffrey Maitland Smith, British accountant (Sir Charles Clore; Paul McCartney) and businessman (CEO of Sears, 1978-95), dies at 81 2018 - Cirilo Bautista, Filipino writer and poet, dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »
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