Composer Kyle Jacobs

Events in 1973 and 26-6

Events in the world in the birth year of Kyle Jacobs

• Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark enter European Economic Community (Jan. 1).
• A ceasefire is signed, ending involvement of American ground troops in the Vietnam War. (Jan. 28).
• US bombing of Cambodia ends, marking official halt to 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia (Aug. 15).
• Chile's Marxist president, Salvadore Allende, is overthrown (Sept. 11); Gen. Augusto Pinochet takes power.
• Fourth and largest Arab-Israeli conflict begins when Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israel as Jews mark Yom Kippur, holiest day in their calendar (Oct. 6). Egypt and Israel sign US-sponsored cease-fire accord (Nov. 11). Background: Arab-Israeli Wars
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hikes oil prices tremendously in retaliation for Western countries' involvement in Yom Kippur War.

Birthday Kyle Jacobs (26-6) in history

• Day 26-6 year 1819: The bicycle was patented by W. K. Clarkson.
• Day 26-6 year 1843: Hong Kong was proclaimed a British crown colony.
• Day 26-6 year 1906: The first Grand Prix motor race was held in Le Mans, France.
• Day 26-6 year 1959: The St. Lawrence Seaway, connecting the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, was opened.
• Day 26-6 year 1963: President John Kennedy gave his, "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner) speech in West Berlin.
• Day 26-6 year 1976: The CN tower in Toronto opened, then the world's tallest free-standing structure.
• Day 26-6 year 2000: The first map of the human genome, which required decoding more than 3 billion biochemical "letters" of human DNA, is completed.
• Day 26-6 year 2003: Former South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond died at age 100.