Today in History for 3rd August 2022

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Historical Events

1913 - Wheatland Hop Riot on a California farm, 4 die in one of the first farm labour disputes
1962 - NY Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games
1990 - US announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions
1990 - Radio Kuwait resigns air, due to Iraqi invasion
1991 - Giant Victory driven by Jack Moiseyev wins Hambletonian, 2nd $1m purse in 22 days for Moiseyev after winning Meadowlands Pace
1997 - Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Glen Abbey GC: Colleen Walker wins by 2 shots from Liselotte Neumann of Sweden

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Famous Birthdays

1921 - Richard Adler, American composer and songwriter (Pajama Game; Damn Yankees), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
1924 - Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (PvdA), born in Voorschoten, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1950 - Waldemar Cierpinski, East German runner (Olympic marathon gold 1976, 80), born in Neugattersleben, Germany
1967 - Skin [Deborah Dyer] Jamaican-British singer (Skunk Anansie), born in Brixton, London
1974 - Blaine Wilson, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
1978 - Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer, born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland

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Famous Deaths

1779 - Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 27
1939 - Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80
1966 - Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider], American comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
1995 - Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, dies at 80
2008 - Erik Darling, American folk musician (Rooftop Singers), dies at 74
2011 - Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), dies at 89

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