CoM Moderators Posted September 5 Posted September 5 Historical Events 1646 - The first public library in the Americas is established when Bishop Palafox y Mendoza donates his personal library of 5,000 volumes to Tridentine colleges in Puebla, Mexico 1882 - 10,000 workers march in the first Labor Day parade in New York City 1937 - Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls 1991 - 8th MTV Video Music Awards: REM wins 2025 - US President Donald Trump deploys ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to take part in military action against drug cartels in the Caribbean region More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1908 - Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, born in Gotizia, Austria-Hungary (d. 2019) 1967 - India Hicks, British model, interior designer and author (Island Life, A Slice of England), born in London 1970 - Willie Clay, American NFL safety (Detroit Lions), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1971 - Carlester Crumpler, American NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Greenville, North Carolina 1991 - Skandar Keynes, English actor (The Chronicles of Narnia film series), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1566 - Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan and the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1530-1566), dies at 71 [or Sep 6] 1910 - Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest and musicologist (Magister choralis), dies at 70 1998 - Leo Penn, American actor and film director, dies at 77 2021 - Ivan Patzaichin, Romanian canoeist (Olympic gold C-2 1000m 1968, 80, 84; C-1 1000m 1972; World C'ship gold x 8), dies from lung cancer at 71 2025 - José María Tojeira, Spanish-Salvadoran priest and provincial of the Jesuits in Central America (1988-95), dies of a heart attack at 78 More Famous Deaths »
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