CoM Moderators Posted yesterday at 04:02 AM Posted yesterday at 04:02 AM Historical Events 1868 - Major General E. R. S. Canby removes mayor of Columbia, South Carolina 1914 - British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins a record 6th Open Championship, 3 strokes ahead of defending champion J.H. Taylor 1976 - US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth 1977 - Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st US male saint 2017 - Record 65.6 million people displaced around the world in 2016 reported by UN refugee agency More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1919 - Pauline Kael, American film critic (NY Times, For Keeps), born in Petaluma, California (d. 2001) 1925 - Alfred Nzo, South African General Secretary of the ANC (1969-91), born in Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2000) 1964 - Bill Barretta, American puppeteer, producer, writer, and actor (Sesame Street; Pepe the King Prawn, The Swedish Chef, and Rowlf the Dog in "The Muppet Show"), born in Yardley, Pennsylvania 1967 - Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian cross-country skier and 8x Olympic gold medalist, born in Elverum, Norway 1978 - Garfield, American fictional cat created by Jim Davis (Garfield comic strip), born in Mamma Leoni's Italian Restaurant More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1650 - Matthäus Merian, Swiss engraver (b. 1593) 1820 - Joseph Banks, British botanist and naturalist who accompanied James Cook on board the Endeavour, dies at 77 1984 - Lee Krasner [Lena Krassner], American abstract expressionist painter, dies at 75 1994 - Jocelyn Hambro, British financier (Hambros Bank), dies at 75 1996 - Vivian Ellis, English composer, dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »
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