CoM Moderators Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Historical Events 1912 - Arizona was admitted to the Union as the 48th state1921 - Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses," in New York1936 - Karl Schäfer of Austria wins his 2nd consecutive men’s figure skating Olympic gold medal at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games in Germany2005 - Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected Al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit the Philippines' Makati financial district in Metro Manila, Davao City, and General Santos City.2010 - America's Cup: Team USA defeats Alinghi 2-0 to win in Spain2014 - Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after less than a year in officeMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1572 - Hans Christoph Haiden, German composer, organist and poet (d. 1617)1858 - Joseph Thomson, Scottish geologist and early African explorer (Thomson's Gazelle), born in Penpont, Dumfries, Scotland (d. 1895)1903 - Fritz Büchtger, German composer, educator, and modern music proponent (Association for Contemporary Music; Studio for New Music), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1978)1926 - Alfred Körner, Austrian soccer striker (47 caps; Rapid Wien), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020)1945 - Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (White Nights, Taps), born in NYC, New York (d. 2003)1977 - Elmer Symons, South African motorcycle racer, born in Ladysmith, South Africa (d. 2007)More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1760 - François Colin de Blamont, French composer, dies at 691922 - Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (Minister of the Interior), assassinated at 411929 - Tom Burke, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 400m 1896), dies at 531990 - Jean Wallace [Walasek], actress (Big Combo), dies of hemorrhage at 661998 - Claude Prey, French composer, dies at 722003 - Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, dies young from a progressive lung disease aged 6More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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