Today in History for 10th June 2014

Historical Events

1627 - Piet Heyn conquerors 38 ships at bay of Salvador

1902 - Patent for window envelope granted to H F Callahan

1932 - 67th British Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 283 at Prince's England

1939 - MGM cartoon character Barney Bear debuts

1957 - 3rd LPGA Championship won by Louise Suggs

1973 - 19th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills

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Famous Birthdays

1657 - James Cragg the Elder, British politician (d. 1721)

1804 - Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (d. 1884)

1914 - Polly Hill, Dr/anthropologist

1919 - Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish athlete and physician (d. 2006)

1922 - Judy Garland, [Frances Gumm], Minnesota, actress/singer (Wizard of Oz)

1971 - Leanza Cornet, TV host (Entertainment Tonight)

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Famous Deaths

1831 - Hans Karl von Diebitsch, Russian field marshal (b. 1785)

1946 - Ananda Mahidol, king of Siam, shot dead at 20

1967 - Spencer Tracy, US actor (7th Cross, Father ot Bride), dies at 67

1985 - Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at 68

2000 - Brian Statham, English cricketer (b. 1930)

2013 - Barbara Vucanovich, American politician, dies at 91

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