CoM Moderators Posted July 23 Posted July 23 Historical Events 1955 - NY Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are first to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1968 - PLO's first hijacking of an El Al plane 1994 - Don Mattingly becomes the sixth New York Yankee to get 2,000 hits 1995 - Tour de France: Miguel Induráin of Spain wins fifth consecutive Tour, 4 minutes and 35 seconds ahead of Alex Zülle; Laurent Jalabert points winner 1999 - Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan is crowned King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the death of his father More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1886 - Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviator (first nonstop airplane crossing of the Atlantic with John W. Alcock), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1948) 1898 - Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist (econometrics), born in Kiev, Russia (d. 1977) 1925 - Pierre Baugniet, Belgian pairs ice skater (Olympic gold 1948), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1981) 1958 - Ken Green, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in Danburry, Connecticut 1961 - André Ducharme, Canadian (Québécois) humorist (Rock et Belles Oreilles) and author, born in Montreal, Quebec More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1859 - Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet (Bouquets et prières), dies at 73 1980 - Keith Godchaux, American pianist, and singer (Grateful Dead, 1971-79 - "Let Me Sing Your Blues Away"), dies in a car accident at 32 1995 - Bob Rundick, American poet and DJ, dies at 52 1998 - Vladimir Dudintsev, Ukrainian Soviet writer (Not by Bread Alone), dies at 79 2006 - Jean-Paul Desbiens, Quebec writer and journalist, dies at 79 More Famous Deaths »
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