CoM Moderators Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Historical Events 1918 - Socony 200, 1st concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY 1932 - Paul Gorgoulov, assassin of French president Doumer, sentenced to death 1976 - Japanese ex-premier Tanaka arrested (Lockheed Affair) 1983 - 104°F (40.3°C) in Garmersdorf (German record) 1997 - "Candide" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 103 performances 2006 - The Federal Republic of Germany is deemed guilty in the loss of Bashkirian 2937 and DHL Flight 611, because it is illegal to outsource flight surveillance More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1612 - Murad IV, Sultan of Turkey (1623-40) who conquered Baghdad, born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1640) 1881 - Hans Fischer, German organic chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1930), born in Hoechst, Germany (d. 1945) 1906 - Herbert Jasper, Canadian physiologist and neurologist, born in La Grande, Oregon (d. 1999) 1906 - Leo Durocher, American Baseball HOF shortstop (MLB All Star 1936, 38, 40; World Series 1928, 34; NY Yankees, St.Louis Cardinals), manager (World Series 1954 NY Giants) and coach (World Series 1963 LA Dodgers), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1991) 1933 - Nick Reynolds, American folk singer, tenor guitarist, and bongo player (The Kingston Trio, 1957-67 - "Tom Dooley"; "M.T.A."), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008) 1968 - Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Italian actress (Postman), born in Messina, Italy More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1227 - Otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies 1924 - Ferruccio Busoni, Italian piano prodigy, composer (Fantasia Contrappuntistica; Arlecchino), conductor, and pedagogue, dies of heart failure at 58 1961 - Theodore Chanler, American composer, dies at 59 1998 - William McChesney Martin, American Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank (1951-70), dies at 91 2000 - Val Dufour, American actor (Eugenie Grandet, Another World), dies at 73 2003 - Bob Hope [Leslie Townes Hope], English-born American actor, comedian and entertainer, dies at 100 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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