CoM Moderators Posted 52 minutes ago Posted 52 minutes ago Historical Events 1778 - British forces kill 17 to 40 Stockbridge Indian fighters in Bronx during Revolution 1842 - US President John Tyler authorizes the establishment of the US Naval Observatory 1904 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport, RI: Holcombe Ward beats William Clothier 10-8, 6-4, 9-7 for his lone major singles title 1935 - Russian miner Aleksey Stachanov digs 102 tons of coal in under 6 hours, using a jackhammer 1988 - Bomb attack destroys the Khotso House, the office of the South African Council of Churches More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, Russian composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Kaluga, Russia (d. 1949) 1918 - Lucrecia Roces Kasilag, Filipina composer (Filiasiana), concert pianist, and educator (Bayanihan Dance Company), born in San Fernando, Philippines (d. 2008) 1949 - Jim Fassel, American football coach (University of Utah 1985–89; New York Giants 1997-2003), born in Anaheim, California (d. 2021) 1959 - Tony DeFranco, Canadian pop singer (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario 1984 - Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer (US Masters 2011), born in Johannesburg, Gauteng More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1616 - Gemignano Capilupi, Italian choral music composer, dies at 43 1654 - Ole Worm, Danish physician, dies at 66 1997 - Dodi Fayed, Egyptian businessman, died in a car crash in Paris with Diana, Princess of Wales,at 42 2007 - Karloff Lagarde, Mexican professional wrestler, dies at 79 2015 - Colin Hope, British Industrialist (Turner and Newall), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »
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