CoM Moderators Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Historical Events 1551 - English Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset re-arrested1942 - Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 south of Calcutta India1976 - Soyuz 23 returns to Earth1991 - Dallas Mavericks Roy Tarpley becomes 7th to be banned from NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement1998 - Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a Spanish warrant requesting his extradition on murder charges2021 - NASA probe Lucy launched on mission to fly-by eight Trojan asteroids circling the sunMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1811 - Gaetano Capocci, Italian organist and composer (Responsori), born in Rome (d. 1898)1821 - Albert Franz Doppler, Austrian flautist and composer, born in Lemberg, Austrian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine) (d. 1883)1854 - Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist1855 - Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (d. 1931)1897 - Harrison Kerr, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1978)1927 - Gus Yatron, American boxer and politician (Rep-D-PA, 1969-93), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1333 - Nicolaas V [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies at about 731956 - Jules Rimet, French football administrator (3rd President of FIFA 1921-54), dies at 832003 - Avni Arbas, Turkish artist (b. 1919)2004 - Pierre Salinger, American newsman (ABC) and press secretary (John F. Kennedy), dies at 792012 - Eddie Yost, American MLB player, dies from cardiovascular disease at 862020 - Rodolfo Fischer, Argentine soccer striker (35 caps; San Lorenzo 271 games), dies at 76More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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