CoM Moderators Posted September 10 Posted September 10 Historical Events 1861 - Battle of Carnifex Ferry in Virginia; 170 casualties 1898 - Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by anarchist Luigi Lucheni 1969 - NY Mets sweep Montreal Expos putting them in first place for the first time 1984 - First episode of the daily syndicated TV game show "Jeopardy!" with Alex Trebek as host 2012 - 10,000 miners demonstrate at Lonmin Mines in Marikana, South Africa More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1861 - Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and ceramist (Trold, der vejrer kristenblod), born in Vejen, Denmark (d. 1941) 1912 - William Oliver Everson, American poet, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1994) 1939 - Elisabeth Chojnacka, Polish harpsichordist, with works dedicated to her by over 80 composers, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2017) 1960 - Alison Bechdel, American cartoonist (Fun Home), born in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania 1982 - Misty Copeland, American ballerina (1st African American Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre), born in Kansas City Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1922 - Arpad Szendy, Hungarian composer, dies at 59 1931 - Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician (differential geometry and mathematical analysis), dies at 61 2007 - Ted Stepien, American businessman and basketball team owner, dies at 82 2018 - Peter Donat, Canadian-American actor (Flamingo Road, Different Story), dies of complications of diabetes at 90 2022 - Frank Cignetti Sr., American College Football HOF coach (West Virginia Uni, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; career college record 199–77–1), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »
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