Today in History for 29th August 2021

Historical Events

1655 - Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge.
1907 - The Quebec Bridge over St Lawrence River collapses during construction, killing 75 workers
1947 - B.R. Ambedkar is appointed chairman of the drafting committee for the Indian constitution
1954 - San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens
1960 - Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser wins blue ribband 100m freestyle gold medal at the Rome Olympics; retains title won in Melbourne 1956; will win unprecedented 3rd consecutive 100m gold in Tokyo 1964
1990 - C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, killing 13

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Famous Birthdays

1862 - Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1949)
1891 - Michael Chekhov, Russian-American actor (Abie's Irish Rose, Rhapsody), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1955)
1923 - Lester Trimble, American composer, music critic and educator, born in Bangor, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
1959 - Tony Johnson, New Zealand rugby commentator and presenter (Newstalk ZB; TV3; SKY Television), born in Picton, New Zealand
1962 - Carl Banks, American NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, NY Giants), born in Flint, Michigan
1967 - Neil Gorsuch, American lawyer and US Supreme Court Judge (2017-) nominated by Donald Trump, born in Denver, Colorado

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Famous Deaths

1910 - Allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies
1933 - Georgy Eduardovich Konyus, Russian composer, and music theorist dies at 70
1965 - Paul Waner, American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (NL MVP 1927; NL batting champion 1927, 34, 36; MLB All-Star 1933–35, 37; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 62
1973 - Michael Dunn, American short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38
1995 - Thomas Strittmatter, German writer, dies at 33
2007 - Alfred Peet, Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee and Tea (b. 1920)

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