CoM Moderators Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Historical Events 1818 - Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway1870 - 1st motion picture shown to a theater audience, Philadelphia1885 - News of the fall of Khartoum reaches London1962 - French President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence1970 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site1991 - Howard Stern kisses NY Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet, Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Super BowlMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1804 - Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (Finland's national anthem "Maamme"), born in Jakobstad, Finland (d. 1877)1923 - Doris Bohrer [Sharrar], American WWII spy, born in Basin, Wyoming (d. 2016)1948 - Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager and player, born in Sunne, Sweden1953 - Valerie Carter, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, and session vocalist, born in Winter Haven, Florida (d. 2017)1968 - Nir Kabaretti, Israeli conductor, born in Tel Aviv, Israel1980 - Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer (LiveJournal), born in Iowa, United StatesMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1807 - Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 801892 - Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish novelist (b. 1807)1946 - George Arliss, British Academy Award-winning actor (Disraeli; Devil; Green Goddess), dies at 771977 - Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 671979 - Eddie Paynter, English cricketer (20 Tests for England, avg 59.23), dies at 772003 - Helge Boes, American Central Intelligence Agency officerMore Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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