CoM Moderators Posted July 28 Posted July 28 Historical Events 1635 - Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquers Schenkenschans 1939 - Fifth Dutch government of Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn falls 1943 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the end of coffee rationing in the US 1983 - NASA launches Telstar-3A 1988 - Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1456 - Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1530) 1745 - Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Baltic German courtier, general and military governor of St Petersburg, born in Palmse, Estonia (d. 1826) 1900 - Maurice Johnstone, British brass band composer, born in Manchester, England (d. 1976) 1942 - Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster, born in Portsmouth, Virginia 1954 - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1998-2013), born in Sabaneta, Barinas State, Venezuela (d. 2013) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1960 - Enrique Amorim, Uruguayan author (La victoria no viene sola), dies at 60 1990 - Jill Esmond, English actress (13 Women, My Pal Wolfe, FP 1), dies at 82 1994 - Bernard Delfont, Russian-British impresario (Thorn EMI), dies at 84 2007 - Karl Gotch, Belgian professional wrestler (b. 1924) 2013 - William Scranton, American Republican Party politician and diplomat, dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 96 More Famous Deaths »
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