CoM Moderators Posted Monday at 04:02 AM Posted Monday at 04:02 AM Historical Events 1699 - Pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston 1907 - Tom Reece takes 5 weeks to compile the highest recorded billiards break in a match (499,135) in London, his 'cradle' cannon method is soon banned 1956 - Cleveland outfielder Jim Busby hits a second grand slam on consecutive days during Indians 4-2 win v Kansas City A's 2012 - Gunmen kill 18 people in Turbat, Pakistan 2016 - African American Philando Castile is shot by police in St Paul, Minnesota after being pulled over for a broken rear light, killing is filmed More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1885 - Ernst Busch, German field marshal (WWII), born in Essen, German Empire (d. 1945) 1916 - Unica Zürn, German writer and artist, born in Berlin (d. 1970) 1948 - Wadih Sa'adeh, Lebanese-Australian poet (Laysa Lil Massa’ Ikhwah), born in Lebanon 1960 - Lauri Merten, American golfer (US Open 1993), born in Waukesha, Wisconsin 1967 - Heather Nova [Frith], Bermudian singer-songwriter (Oyster), born in Bermuda More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1218 - Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) 1974 - Carlos Isamitt, Chilean composer, dies at 87 2000 - Akira Miyazawa, Japanese jazz saxophonist, dies at 72 2010 - Harvey Fuqua, American RandB singer-songwriter (The Moonglows - "Sincerely"), producer (Marvin Gaye), and record label executive (Motown), dies of a heart attack at 80 2020 - Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpeter, and composer of classical music and film scores ("The Mission"; "Cinema Paradiso"; "The Hateful Eight"), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »
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