Today in History for 13th April 2015

Historical Events

989 - Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas

1180 - Republic day of Gelnhausen

1911 - Polo Grounds grandstand and left field bleachers go up in flames

1959 - Vatican edict forbids Roman Catholics from voting for communists

1997 - 48th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes

2013 - 8 people are killed after a bomb explodes on a bus in Peshawar, Pakistan

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Famous Birthdays

1808 - Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896)

1894 - Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer

1945 - Edward J Caruthers Jr, Troy Ala, high jumper (Olympic-silver-1968)

1945 - Raymond van Geytenbeek, Dutch singer/drummer (Les Baroques)

1954 - Barbara Roche, MP

1970 - Ramona Reuter, Miss USA-NY (1997)

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Famous Deaths

1826 - Franz Danzi, composer, dies at 62

1932 - Johannes T de Visser, 1st Dutch Min of Education, dies at 75 [or 14th]

1944 - Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86

1952 - [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress (Adelaarsjong), dies at 79

1978 - Jack Chambers, Canadian artist (b. 1931)

2003 - Possum Bourne, New Zealand rally car driver (b. 1956

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