Oct 19, 1781 Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively bringing an end to the American Revolution. I glad they did. Dem English talk funny. Oct 19, 1982 Automaker John Z. DeLorean is arrested and charged with conspiracy to obtain and distribute 55 pounds of cocaine. Oops. Little too much freedom there Johnny boy. Oct 29, 1972 Henry Kissinger and U.S. officials hold meetings in Saigon with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu to discuss the proposed peace treaty drafted by Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, the chief North Vietnamese negotiator in Paris. Thieu remained adamant in his opposition to the draft treaty provisions that permitted North Vietnamese troops to remain in place in the South. Kissinger tried to convince Thieu to agree to the provisions anyway, but Thieu still balked. This would be a major stumbling block in the continuing negotiations. In an attempt to further the peace process, President Nixon announced a halt in bombing of North Vietnam above the 20th parallel. He also sent a message to North Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong confirming that the peace agreement was complete and pledging that it would be signed by the two foreign ministers on October 31. However, Thieus continued recalcitrance caused so much friction at the negotiating table that the North Vietnamese walked out. They returned only after Nixon ordered the resumption of the Linebacker II bombing campaign against North Vietnam. The peace treaty was eventually signed in January 1973 (after the United States threatened to sign it alone with the North Vietnamese if Thieu refused to participate) and the cease-fire went into effect at midnight on January 27, 1973. Under the terms of the treaty, all U.S. military forces departed two months later. As Thieu feared, the peace treaty left 160,000 troops in the South and the fighting in South Vietnam resumed after only a brief pause. As U.S. military aid, which had been promised by President Nixon, slowed and then ceased altogether, the South Vietnamese were left fighting for their very lives. They held out for two years, but succumbed to the North Vietnamese in 1975, when Saigon fell in just 55 days. It was not a shining American moment. Afghanistan and Iraq. Deja vu? Oct 19, 1985 Take on Me music video helps Norways A-Ha reach the top of the US pop charts. I reckon I missed them. Bornt Oct 19: 1276 - Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1328 what is exactly is a shogun? I googled it and it wanted me to go to a steakhouse? 1582 - Dmitry Ivanovich [Dmitry of Uglich], Russian Tsarevich and son of Ivan IV the Terrible (d. 1591). Bet he had a ruff childhood 1688 - William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752) 1721 - Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist (d. 1800. What on earth is that??? 1810 - Cassius Marcellus Clay, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 I thowt that wuz a boxer 1862 - Auguste Lumière, made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumière Factory 1868 - Bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle) 1871 - Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Wisdom of the Body 1895 - Frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d.1999 1899 - Miguel Asturias, Guatemala, poet/diplomat (Hombres de Maiz, Nobel 67), (d. 1974) 1900 - Bill Ponsford, cricketer (great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic v NSW 1901 - Arleigh A Burke, Colo, admiral (WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross 1908 - Patrick Cairns Spike Hughes, British jazz musician/composer (Elegy) 1909 - Robert Beatty, Ontario, actor (Amorous Mr Pawn, Where Eagles Dare) 1909 - Marguerite Perey, French physicist (d. 1975) 1910 - Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indianapoliss, astrophysicist (Nobel 1983 1911 - George Cates, NYC, orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show 1916 - Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Sweden, opera composer (Herr von Hancken) 1916 - Toby Rowland, theatrical manager 1918 - Louis Althusser, French philosopher (For Marx, Strangled His Wife) 1918 - Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor 1920 - LaWanda Page, Cleve Ohio, actress (Aunt Esther-Sanford & Sons) 1920 - Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian philosopher (d. 2003) 1921 - George Nader, Pasadena California, actor (Robot Monster, Away All Boats) ) 1934 - Des Hoare, cricketer (Australian quickie in Test in 1961 v W Indies) 1934 - Jakubu Gowon, army staff chief/president of Nigeria (1966-75) 1935 - Jim Reeves, rocker 1936 - Johnetta Betsch Cole, educator/president (Spellman College)/(Sen-D-KY) 1936 - Tony Lo Bianco, Brooklyn NY, actor (Ann Jillian Story, Hizzoner!) 1937 - Peter Max, Berlin, American psychadelic artist (Dynamite Chicken 1940 - Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1964, 68), (d. 2012) 1944 - George McCrae, US singer (Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby) 1944 - Keith Adrian, [Johnson], Indies/Dutch actor (Intrepid Mr Twist) 1944 - Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh], Jamaica, reggae musician (Mystic Man, Mama Africa 1945 - Keith Reid, rocker (Procol Harum) [or 10/10/46] 1945 - Patricia Ireland, feminist/president (National Organization of Women 1948 - Patrick Simmons, guitarist/vocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute. So his name aint Doobie? 1952 - Veronica Judith Sainz Castro, Mexico, spanish singer/actress (Nana) 1954 - Joe Bryant, American basketball player 1954 - Sam Allardyce, English football manager 1954 - Deborah Blum, American writer 1955 - Lonnie Shelton, NBA forward (NY Knick, Seattle Supersonics) 1955 - Pat Klous, Hutchinson Ks, actress (Marcy-Flying High, Judy-Love Boat) 1955 - Melpo Kosti, Greek actress 1958 - John Bloom, [Joe Bob Briggs], drive-in movie critic 1958 - Tiriel Mora, Australian actor 1958 - Lou Briel, Puerto Rican singer and actor 1960 - Dan Woodgate, London, England, rock drummer (Madness, Voice of Beehive) 1960 - Dawn Coe-Jones, Campbell River BC, LPGA golfer (1992 Kemper Open) 1960 - Jennifer Holliday, Houston Texas, singer/actress (Dream Girls 1962 - Evander Holyfield, Atmore Ala, boxer (Oly-bronze-1988)/champ (1990-92 not a big Mike Tyson fan..... 1963 - Brian H Henniger, Sacramento CA, PGA golfer (1994 Deposit Guaranty 1965 - Maria Lee Ostapiej, La Mess California, Miss Calif-America (1991) 1966 - Jon Favreau, actor/writer (Swingers) 1966 - Roger R. Cross, Jamaican-born actor 1967 - Amy Carter, Pres Carters daughter/peace activist 1970 - Benita Brooks, Miss Alabama USA (1996 ) 1973 - Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star (1994 Taipei) 1974 - Percy Ellsworth, safety (NY Giants) 1974 - Joy Bryant, The Bronx, New York, American actress (Parenthood, Antwone Fisher) 1976 - Amber Hamilton, Auburn Washington, Miss America-Washington (1996) 1976 - Omar Gooding, American actor 1976 - Desmond Harrington, American actor 1976 - Michael Young, baseball player 1977 - Louis-José Houde, Canadian stand-up comic 1977 - Jason Reitman, Canadian filmmaker 1977 - Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer 1978 - Chris Sellers, Cleve Ohio, rapper (Another Bad Creation) 1978 - Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver 1978 - Zakhar Dubenskiy, Russian footballer 1978 - Henri Sorvali, Finnish musician 1978 - James Roberts, British Ice Hockey Player 1979 - Randy Spelling, Los Angeles California, (Sean Richards-Sunset Beach) 1979 - Brian Robertson, American trombonist 1979 - José Luis Parejita López, Mexican footballer 1980 - Benjamin Salisbury, Minneapolis, actor (Brighton Sheffield-Nanny) 1981 - Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver And 1982 - Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer Boy they was allotta weeerdoes bornt nekked n this day. God loves em.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 23:46:51 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015