CoM Moderators Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Historical Events 1619 - Japanese Keichō Embassy headed by Hasekura Tsunenaga leaves Sendai aboard the Japanese-built Date Maru galleon for Acapulco1886 - Statue of Liberty dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland, celebrated by first confetti (ticker tape) parade in New York City1915 - Richard Strauss' Alpensymfonie, premieres in Berlin1916 - Australian government holds a national referendum seeking support for the proposal of compulsory conscription; it is rejected1959 - Jean Genet's play "Les Negres" premieres in Paris1995 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Cigar, Desert Stormer, Inside Information, My Flag, Northern Spur, Ridgewood Pearl, Unbridled's SongMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1703 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician, born in Portes, Gard, France (d. 1768)1930 - John Mayer, Indian violinist and composer (Indo-Jazz Fusions), born in Calcutta, Bengal, British India (d. 2004)1948 - Telma Hopkins, American singer (Tony Orlando and Dawn - "Tie A Yellow Ribbon"), and actress (Family Matters), born in Louisville, Kentucky1958 - Manzoor Hussain, Pakistani field hockey striker (Olympic gold 1986; World Cup gold 1978, 82; 175 caps, 86 goals), born in Sialkot, Pakistan (d. 2022)1966 - Aris Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician1985 - Richard Smith, American entrepreneurMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1639 - Stefano Landi, Italian composer (b. 1587)1897 - Hercules Robinson, British colonial administrator (Ceylon, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa), dies at 721929 - Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of the German Empire (1900-09), dies at 801994 - Sjlomo Goren, Polish/Israeli supreme rabbi, dies2005 - Raymond Hains, French artist (b. 1926)2010 - Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlander statesman (b. 1938)More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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