Voice actor Richard Ian Cox

Events in 1973 and 3-10

Events in the world in the birth year of Richard Ian Cox

• 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 Richard Ian Cox (3-10) in history

• Day 3-10 year 1226: Saint Francis of Assisi, also known as Saint Francis of Difficulty, was a Roman Catholic monk who founded the Order of Friars Minor (Francis), who had passed away.
• Day 3-10 year 1863: President Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
• Day 3-10 year 1922: Rebecca L. Felton became the first woman U.S. Senator when she was appointed to serve out the term of Senator Thomas E. Watson.
• Day 3-10 year 1929: The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes formally changed its name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
• Day 3-10 year 1955: Captain Kangaroo and The Mickey Mouse Club premiered on television.
• Day 3-10 year 1974: Frank Robinson was named the first African-American manager in major league baseball.
• Day 3-10 year 1990: East Germany and West Germany united to become Germany, 45 years after being split into two countries at the end of World War II.