Saturday, 11 October 2014

Today in History for 11th October 2014

Historical Events


1902 - Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa and Australia

1925 - NY Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0

1944 - Allies bomb sea wall at Veere

1948 - Cleve Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series

1991 - Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrased her

1991 - Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart seen soliciting a prostitute


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Famous Birthdays


1941 - Charles Shyer, American film director

1953 - David Morse, Beverly Mass, actor (St Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves)

1962 - Martin Bayless, NFL safety (KC Chiefs)

1970 - Chidi Ahanotu, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)

1977 - Ty Wigginton, American baseball player

1989 - Henry Lau, member of Korean Boy Band Super Junior M


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Famous Deaths


1852 - Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (b. 1823)

1925 - Karl M Lybeck, Fin/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten), dies at 71

1935 - Steele Rudd, Australian author (b. 1868)

1958 - J R Becher, writer, dies at 67

1978 - Nancy Spungen, killed by boyfriend Six Vicious in NYC

1990 - Robert Tessier, actor (Nightwish, Future Force), dies at 56


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