CoM Moderators Posted May 10 Posted May 10 Historical Events 1534 - French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland 1933 - Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms 1945 - Soviet troops occupied Prague 1992 - Revival of William Shakespeare's stage drama "Hamlet" closes at the Criterion Theater, NYC, after 45 performances 1994 - Nelson Mandela is sworn in as South Africa's first Black president More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1830 - François-Marie Raoult, French physicist and chemist (law of Raoult), born in Fournes, France (d. 1901) 1877 - Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, Austrian music educator and composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1954) 1920 - Basil Kelly, Irish barrister, politician and judge (Lord Chief Justice), born in County Monaghan, Ireland (d. 2008) 1928 - Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician (President of Estonia, 2001-06), born in Pahavalla, Estonia (d. 2024) 1970 - Perry Blake, Irish singer-songwriter (The Hunchback of San Francisco), born in Sligo, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1954 - George Hirst, English cricketer (36,323 1st-class runs, 2739 wickets), dies at 82 1968 - Scotty Beckett, American actor (Our Gang, Listen Darling, Battleground), dies from either an overdose, or as a result from a beating at 38 1972 - Rhys Gemmell, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ships singles and doubles 1921), dies at 76 2001 - Deborah Walley, American actress (b. 1943) 2022 - Bob Lanier, American Basketball HOF center (8 x NBA All-Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1974; Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks), dies at 73 More Famous Deaths »
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