CoM Moderators Posted May 14 Posted May 14 Historical Events 1608 - The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen 1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1977 - KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0 1986 - NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues, 4 games to 3 1997 - FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner's Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1867 - Kurt Eisner, German socialist politician, revolutionary and journalist (President of the People's State of Bavaria 1918-19), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1919) 1901 - Robert Ritter, German child psychologist who classified the Roma and Sinti populations for persecution under the Third Reich, born in Aachen, German Empire (d. 1951) 1929 - Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer (The Passion of Ayn Rand, Who is Ayn Rand?), born in Winnipeg (d. 2013) 1965 - Dave Widell, NFL center/guard (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1973 - Anais Granofsky, American-Canadian actress, screenwriter, and director (Lucy Fernandez in "Degrassi"), born in Springfield, Ohio More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1906 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829) 1983 - Roger J. Traynor, American judge (b. 1900) 1984 - Elmer Riddle, American baseball pitcher (NL wins leader 1943; Cincinnati Reds), dies at 69 2001 - Gil Langley, Australian cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56), dies at 81 2003 - William Jackson [Pepper LaBeija], American drag queen and fashion designer, dies of a heart attack at 54 More Famous Deaths »
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