CoM Moderators Posted August 13 Posted August 13 Historical Events 1788 - Prussia joins the Anglo-Dutch alliance to form the Triple Alliance to prevent the spread of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90 1963 - Warren Spahn sets the left-hander strikeout record at 2,382 1985 - South African Defence Force soldiers, traveling in a convoy of more than ten armored vehicles, surround the Thaba-Jabula High School in Soweto and arrest 200 students during a clampdown on school boycotts 1997 - MLB San Diego Padres trade outfielder Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels 2014 - Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani is the first woman to win the Fields Medal in mathematics More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1898 - Regis Toomey, American actor (Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991) 1914 - "Cap'n Jack" McCarthy, American television broadcaster (NYC's St. Patrick Day Parade, 1949-89; kiddie show host (Popeye)), born in New York City (d. 1996) 1953 - Kristalina Georgieva, Bulgarian economist, Head of the IMF (2019-), born in Sofia, Bulgaria 1973 - Sherman Williams, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Mobile, Alabama 1979 - Román Colón, Dominican baseball player, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1721 - Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer, dies at 56 1933 - Paul Hillemacher, French classical pianist, and composer, dies at 80 1974 - Hugo Yarnold, English cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies at 57 1996 - David Randall, British priest and founder of AIDS/HIV center Cara, dies of AIDS at 49 2021 - Nanci Griffith, American singer ("From A Distance"), and songwriter ("Once in a Very Blue Moon"; "Love at the Five and Dime"), dies at 68 More Famous Deaths »
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