Wednesday 28 May 2014

Today in History for 28th May 2014

Historical Events


640 - Severinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope (elected in 638)

1871 - Paris communards revolt put down

1934 - Bradman gets 160 Aust v Middlesex, 124 mins, 27 fours, 1x6, 1x5

1953 - Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody"

1980 - Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12'5"

2006 - Indianapolis 500: Sam Hornish Jr wins in 3:10:58.7590 (252.804 km/h)


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Famous Birthdays


1582 - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)

1883 - George Dyson, composer

1894 - Sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off)

1927 - Bernhard Lewkovitch, composer

1945 - John Fogerty, Berkeley Cal, Berkeley, California, rock musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

1968 - Char Thompson, WLAF running back (Barcelona Dragons)


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Famous Deaths


1791 - Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57

1864 - Simion Bărnuţiu, Romanian philosopher and liberal politician (b. 1808)

1927 - Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (b. 1878)

1973 - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Germ composer/conductor (Hassan), dies at 73

1986 - Lurene Tuttle, actress (Father of Bride, Julia), dies at 79

1995 - Jean Muir, (Dress Queen), British model, dies at 66


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