Today in History for 7th October 2014

Historical Events

1864 - Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor, Brazil - CSS Florida vs USS Wachusett

1942 - Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ

1947 - Larry MacPhail resigns as Yank GM after final game of World Series

1950 - William H Jackson becomes deputy director of CIA

1960 - 2nd JFK and Richard Nixon debate

1962 - 8th LPGA Championship won by Judy Kimball

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Famous Birthdays

1911 - Vaughn Monroe, Akron Oh, singer/orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show)

1916 - Walt W Rostow, NYC, economist (Politics and Stages of Growth)

1919 - George Duby, historian

1929 - Robert Westall, British author (d. 1993)

1945 - Kevin Godley, Manchester England, rock vocalist (10cc)

1985 - Evan Longoria, American baseball player

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Famous Deaths

1653 - Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (b. 1581)

1708 - Guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)

1780 - Patrick Ferguson, English major in SC, dies in battle at 36

1906 - Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1848)

1925 - Hubert Platt Main, composer, dies at 86

2005 - Charles Rocket, American actor (b. 1949)

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