Saturday, 12 April 2014

Today in History for 12th April 2014

Historical Events


1820 - Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.

1945 - Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Netherlands

1945 - Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd pres

1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open

1982 - 3 CBS employees shot to death in NYC parking lot

2002 - Pedro Carmona becomes interim President of Venezuela during the military coup against Hugo Chávez.


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Famous Birthdays


1863 - Raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)

1928 - Hardy Krüger, German actor

1941 - Bobby Moore, English footballer (d. 1993)

1965 - Elaine Zayak, NJ, figure skater (Olympics-6th-1984)

1974 - Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer

1977 - Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer


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Famous Deaths


1125 - Vladislaus I of Bohemia

1555 - Joanna of Castile (Joanna the mad), wife of Philip I of Castile dies at 75

1704 - John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76

1946 - F Guicciardi, writer, dies

1961 - Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50

1988 - Alan Stewart Paton, writer, dies


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