CoM Moderators Posted Tuesday at 04:02 AM Posted Tuesday at 04:02 AM Historical Events 1498 - Emperor Maximilian I orders appointment of a conductor, two bass singers and six choir boys, establishing the Vienna Court Music Ensemble; later includes Vienna Boys Choir 1799 - Ranjit Singh's men take up their positions outside Lahore 1862 - Land Grant Act endows state colleges with federal land 1957 - Heavy storm ravages Belgian coast 1969 - Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet, born in Zafarabad, British India (d. 2005) 1931 - David Eddings, American sci-fi author (Belgariad, Malloreon), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2009) 1943 - (Salvatore) "Toto" Cutugno, Italian pop singer-songwriter ("L'Italiano", Eurovision, 1990; "Insieme: 1992"), born in Tendola, Tuscany, Italy (d. 2023) 1944 - Jürgen Grabowski, German footballer (44 caps West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt 441 games), born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 2022) 1966 - Gundula Krause, German folk violinist, born in Göttingen, Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1348 - John Andreae, Italian canonist, dies 1572 - Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72), dies at 51 1930 - Arthur Conan Doyle, British author who brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice, dies at 71 1970 - Allen Lane, English publisher and founder of Penguin Books, dies at 67 2021 - Dilip Kumar [Muhammad Yusuf Khan], Indian Bollywood actor known as the "Tragedy King" and one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema (Jwar Bhata), dies at 98 More Famous Deaths »
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