Thursday, 20 November 2014

Today in History for 20th November 2014

Historical Events


1431 - First meeting of Order of the Golden Fleece

1901 - Opera "Grisélidis" is produced (Paris)

1966 - "Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances

1966 - Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times

1997 - Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played

2006 - Moises Alou signs a one year-contract with the New York Mets worth $7.5 million


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Famous Birthdays


1752 - Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)

1781 - Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian

1866 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball

1889 - Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)

1919 - Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician

1945 - Nanette Workman, American-born Canadian singer and actress


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Famous Deaths


1527 - Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic

1950 - Francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84

1973 - Allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey and Sheila), dies at 48

1983 - Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83

1991 - Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies

1992 - John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack


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