Today in History for 7th April 2025
Historical Events
1118 – Pope Gelasius II is excommunicated by Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, forcing him to flee Rome and rule in exile
1584 – Ieper surrenders to Duke of Parma
1933 – University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic
1959 – Radar 1st bounced off Sun, Stanford Calif
1963 – Yugoslavia proclaimed a Socialistic republic
1970 – MLB Milwaukee Brewers (former Seattle Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0
Famous Birthdays
1775 – Francis Cabot Lowell, American mill owner (founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill), born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (d. 1817)
1916 – Anthony Caruso, American character actor best known for playing villains (The Desperate Mission, The Wonderful County), born in Frankfort, Indiana (d. 2003)
1929 – “Crazy” Joe Gallo, American mobster, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1972)
1960 – Tracy Silverman, American contemporary classical and jazz acoustic and electric 6-string violinist (Turtle Island String Quartet), composer, and pedagogue, born in Peekskill, New York
1964 – Joe Durant, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Pensacola, Florida
1972 – Lovett Purnell, American NFL football wide receiver, 1996-2001 (New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware
Famous Deaths
1614 – El Greco, Greek-born artist working in Spain (b. 1541)
1651 – Lennart Torstenson, Swedish soldier and engineer (b. 1603)
1920 – Karl Binding, German jurist whose writings were used to justify the Holocaust, dies at 79
1936 – Marilyn Miller [Mary Ellen Reynolds], American Broadway dancer, singer, and actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies from complications of nasal surgery at 37
1997 – Sam Parks Jr., American golfer (US Open 1935), dies at 87
2021 – James Hampton, American actor (F Troop – “Bugler Dobbs”; Teen Wolf), writer, and director, dies from Parkinson’s disease complications at 84
