CoM Moderators Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Historical Events 1795 - Hedges Treaty: Bataafse Republic becomes French vassal state 1968 - Earthquake kills 47 in Japan 1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 2019 - British people get drunk more than any other nation, 51 times a year according to the Global Drug Survey, with English-speaking countries drinking the most 2020 - 118-year old American department store JC Penney files for bankruptcy More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1782 - John Sell Cotman, English water color artist, born in Norwich, England (d. 1842) 1887 - Jakob van Hoddis [Hans Davidsohn], German Jewish expressionist poet, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1942) 1964 - John Salley, NBA star (Detroit Pistons) 1968 - Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress (Naked Killer), born in Hong Kong 1977 - Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer and songwriter ("Jungle Drum"; "Gollum's Song"), born in Kópavogur, Iceland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1620 - William Adams, English navigator, first ever Western Samurai who life was the basis for novel "Shōgun", dies in Japan at 55 1955 - James Agee, American author (African Queen, Death in Family), dies at 45 1977 - Edouard Van Remoortel, Belgian conductor (St Louis Symphony, 1958-62), dies at 50 2018 - Michael Slive, American college sports executive (Commissioner SEC 2002-15), dies of prostate cancer at 77 2019 - Bob Hawke, Australian politician and 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (Labor: 1983-91), dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »
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