CoM Moderators Posted Friday at 10:41 AM Posted Friday at 10:41 AM Historical Events 1872 - Amnesty Act restores civil rights to Southerners (except for 500) 1905 - Royal Academy in Delft Holland becomes Technical High School 1970 - Arab terrorists kill 9 children and 3 adults on a school bus 1981 - Soyuz 40 returns to Earth 1985 - MLB Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose scores his 2,108th run to pass Hank Aaron as the National League career runs leader More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1804 - John William Livingston, American Commander (Union Navy), born in New York City (d. 1885) 1821 - Alfred Sully, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1879) 1933 - Don Estelle [Ronald Edwards], British actor and singer (It Ain't Half Hot Mum), born in Crumpsall, Lancashire (d. 2003) 1962 - Brian Pillman, American professional wrestler, born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1997) 1979 - Maggie Q [Margaret Quigley], American actress (Mission Impossible III, Nikita), born in Honolulu, Hawaii More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 337 - Constantine the Great, Emperor of Rome (306-37) who adopted Christianity, dies at 47 1928 - William Henry Temple Gairdner, British Christian missionary in Cairo, Egypt (Church Missionary Society). dies at 54 1967 - Langston Hughes, American poet (Weary Blues), playwright (Mulatto), and librettist (Troubled Island), dies at 65 1977 - Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, dies at 80 2022 - Dervla Murphy, Irish bicyclist and travel author (Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle; In Ethiopia with a Mule), dies at 90 More Famous Deaths »
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