Today in History for 9th August 2022

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Historical Events

378 - Battle of Adrianople: Goth army defeats Roman forces under Emperor Valens
1726 - Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover
1925 - Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out
1969 - Kander and Ebbs' musical "Zorba" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 305 performances
2012 - The death toll from the Philippines' floods rise to 70
2019 - Landslide from torrential rain kills 59 in Mon state, Myanmar, with 80,000 in emergency evacuation sites

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Famous Birthdays

1690 - Lorenzo Zavateri, Italian violinist and composer, born in Bologna (d. 1764)
1726 - Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit priest and scientist, born in Mannheim, Germany (d. 1778)
1872 - Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal, born in Alcsút, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (d. 1962)
1946 - Jim Kiick, American football running back (Super Bowl 1972, 73; AFL All-Star 1968, 69; Miami Dolphins), born in Lincoln Park, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1968 - Gillian Anderson, American actress (The X-Files, Bleak House), born in Chicago, Illinois
1972 - Juanes [Juan Esteban Aristizábal], Colombian singer and songwriter, winner of 24 Latin Grammy Awards, born in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia

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Famous Deaths

117 - Trajan, Roman Emperor (98-117 AD) who rebuilt Rome and expanded the empire, dies from edema at 63
1738 - Pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies at 75
1848 - Frederick Marryat, English captain and author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies
1994 - Toby Rowland, American theatrical manager, dies at 77
2000 - John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist (Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994, for game theory), and educator (University of California, Berkeley, 1964-90), dies of a heart attack at 80
2014 - Edwin "Ed" Nelson, American actor (Peyton Place, A Long Came a Spider), dies of heart failure at 85

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