CoM Moderators Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Historical Events 1875 - Netherlands joins the gold standard 1960 - South African police kill 11 Pondo's at Nqusa Hill 1983 - Emmy 10th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 4th time 1983 - Minnesota Twins select pitcher Tim Belcher #1 in the 1983 MLB Draft 2018 - Iraqi parliament orders manual recount of legislative elections in May after Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi claims evidence of irregularities More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1606 - Pierre Corneille, French poet and dramatist (El Cid, Horace), born in Rouen, France (d. 1684) 1878 - Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney, born in Paris (d. 1956) 1896 - Italo Balbo, Italian pilot and governor of Libya, born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 1940) 1898 - Walter Abel, American actor (Fury, Suspicion, Dream Girl), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987) 1955 - Sandra Bernhard, American stand-up comic and actress (The King of Comedy; Roseanne - "Nancy"), born in Flint, Michigan More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1964 - Robert Warwick, American actor (Konga; Zorro; Lady Godiva), dies at 85 1968 - Franklin Clark Fry, American minister (World Rad of Church), dies at 67 2002 - Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt - "Round and Round"), dies at 42 2005 - Anne Bancroft [Anna Italiano], American stage and screen Emmy, Oscar, and Tony Award-winning actress (The Graduate; The Miracle Worker), director, and screenwriter, dies from uterine cancer at 73 2010 - Marvin Isley, American rock bassist, and songwriter (The Isley Brothers, 1969-84 and 1991-97 - "Fight The Power"), dies from complications of diabetes at 56 More Famous Deaths »
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