CoM Moderators Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Historical Events 1906 - GB Shaw's German version of "Caesar and Cleopatra" premieres in Berlin1909 - Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his 1st time1972 - Official Beatles Fan Club closes down1983 - Popayán Earthquake (5.5 Mw Depth) in Colombia kills 267 people, injuring some 7,5001995 - Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of US District Court in NYC issues an injunction against Major League Baseball owners in move that effectively ends 232-day strike2004 - Australian swimmer Lisbeth Lenton breaks Inge de Bruijn's 4-year old 100m freestyle women's world record in 53.66s at the Australian Olympic trials in SydneyMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1723 - Frederick V, King of Denmark-Norway (1746-66), born in Copenhagen Castle, Copenhagen (d. 1766)1747 - Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German composer (The Moon Has Risen), born in Lüneburg, Germany (d. 1800)1809 - Edward FitzGerald, British poet, writer, and translator (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam), born in Bredfield, Sussex, England (d. 1883)1884 - Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer (d. 1946)1916 - Lucille Bliss, American voice actress (Cinderella, The Secret of NIMH), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)1982 - Chloé Zhao, Chinese filmmaker and director (The Rider, Nomadland), born in Beijing, ChinaMore Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1389 - Everhard Tserclaes, sheriff of Brussels, murdered1547 - King Francis I of France (1515-47), dies complaining about the weight of the crown at 521881 - Gaetano Gaspari, composer, dies at 732002 - Barry Took, British comedian (b. 1928)2003 - H.S.M. Coxeter, English-born geometer (b. 1907)2010 - Shirley Mills, American actress (b. 1926)More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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