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1842 – The University of Notre Dame (building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The original Famous Birthdays website was created by Edward Morykwas, a Michigan schoolteacher, in 1996. [4] [5] [6]The site was updated to its current format in November 7, 2012, by Evan Britton, [7] who has since described the website as "Wikipedia for Generation Z".
He may not be a household name today, but Stephen Foster was not only born on the nation’s birthday but seen as the "father of American music." Foster, born in 1826, wrote more than 200 songs ...
1929 – Victor Nosach, chronicler of the history of workers and trade union of Russia (d. 2011) [33] 1930 – Julian Critchley, English journalist and politician (d. 2000) 1930 – Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) [34] 1931 – Bob Arum, American boxing promoter, founded Top Rank
1987 – Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist, curator at the American Museum of Natural History (b. 1916) 1988 – Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel (b. 1907) 1988 – Pablo Sorozábal, German-Spanish composer and conductor (b. 1897) 1989 – Doug Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1924)
1705 – Rákóczi's War of Independence: The Habsburg Empire and Denmark win a military victory over the Kurucs from Hungary in the Battle of Zsibó.; 1760 – The secondly-built Castellania in Valletta is officially inaugurated with the blessing of the interior Chapel of Sorrows.
1986 – The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta. [ 10 ] 1994 – The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup , causing an estimated C$1.1 million ...