Today in History for 30th August 2022

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Historical Events

1146 - European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time
1363 - Beginning of the Battle of Lake Poyang; two Chinese rebel leaders Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang are pitted against each other in what was one of the largest naval battles in history during Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty
1873 - Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discover the archipelago of Franz Joseph Land in the Arctic Sea.
1939 - General Reijnders appointed supreme commander of Dutch army
1992 - "Most Happy Fella" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 229 performances
2012 - A blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, China, kills 26 miners with 21 missing

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Famous Birthdays

1687 - Francesco Maria Vallara, Italian composer, born in Parma, Italy (d. 1740)
1818 - Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (1876-78), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1895)
1916 - John Thoday, British geneticist, born in Chinley, Derbyshire (d. 2008)
1949 - Christopher Collins, American actor (True Identity), voice actor (Cobra Commander-G.I. Joe) and comedian, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 1994)
1953 - Robert Parish, American College/Basketball HOF center (9 x NBA All-Star; NBA C'ship 1981, 84, 86 Boston Celtics; 97 Chicago Bulls), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1977 - Marlon Byrd, American baseball player, born in Boynton Beach, Florida

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Famous Deaths

1745 - Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault, French composer, dies at 57
1910 - Albert Vandal, French earl and historian (Napoleon), dies at 57
1914 - Adrian H. Stewart, British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26
1943 - A[braham] Merritt, American sci-fi author (The Moon Pool, Burn Witch Bun), dies from a heart attack at 58
1989 - Seymour Krim, American journalist, essayist, and literary critic (b. 1922)
2007 - Charles Vanik, American politician (b. 1918)

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[mike carey]

3 hours ago, CoM Moderators said:

1146 - European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time

Well, that worked a treat!