Thursday, 7 August 2014

Today in History for 7th August 2014

Historical Events


1620 - Johannes Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft

1820 - 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii

1864 - Battle of Moorefield, WV

1929 - Jo Baer (born Josephine Kleinberg), Seattle USA, American artist

1949 - "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs

1977 - "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 1,050 performances


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Famous Birthdays


1918 - Cees Buddingh', Dutch poet/writer/interpreter

1919 - John Hogan, Lowes, Kentucky, chemist (discovered methods of producing polypropylene), (d. 2012)

1932 - Edward Hardwicke, British actor

1939 - Verna Bloom, Lynn MA, actress (After Hours, Badge 373)

1955 - Wayne Knight, American actor

1975 - Koray Candemir, Turkish singer


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Famous Deaths


1799 - John Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58

1834 - Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor (b. 1752)

1867 - Ira F Aldridge, US actor (Othello/Shylock), dies in Lodes Poland at 63

1885 - Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46

1991 - Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9

2011 - Nancy Wake, British war agent (b. 1912)


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