CoM Moderators Posted September 12 Posted September 12 Historical Events 1229 - Aragonese army led by James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, to conquer the island 1961 - USSR performs a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya, USSR 1964 - Canyonlands National Park is designated as a National Park 1973 - USSR performs a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya, USSR 1993 - STS-51 (Discovery) launches into orbit More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1829 - Charles Dudley Warner, American novelist (Being a Boy), born in Plainfield, Massachusetts (d. 1900) 1896 - Giuseppe Zoppi, Swiss writer (Il Libro Dell'Alpe), born in Broglio, Switzerland (d. 1952) 1954 - Jeff Jarvis, American journalist (This Week in Google, What Would Google Do?), public speaker, and advocate for the Open Web, born in United States 1978 - Baloji [Serge Baloji Tshiani], Belgian-Congolese rapper and film director known for "Omen", born in Lubumbashi, Zaire 1994 - Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player (WTA Finals champion 2018), born in Odessa, Ukraine More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1860 - John Winebrenner, American clergyman (founded Church of God General Conference), dies at 63 1927 - Walther Amelung, German archaeologist, dies at 61 1949 - Harry Burleigh, African American baritone and composer (Five Songs of Laurence Hope), and Springarn Medal winner (1917), dies at 82 1980 - Lillian Randolph, American radio and screen actress (The Great Gildersleeve; Amos 'n Andy; It's A Wonderful Life: Roots; The Onion Field), dies of cancer at 81 2020 - Florence Howe, American scholar, writer and co-founder of Feminist Press, dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »
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