Today in History for 25th August 2022

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Historical Events

1515 - Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founds Havana in modern day Cuba, on the southern coast of the island. Moved to its current location in 1519.
1926 - Pavlos Koundouris becomes president of Greece
1951 - Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game
2004 - Greek athlete Fani Chalkia comes out of retirement to compete in her home Olympics in Athens; wins 400m hurdles gold medal in 52.82
2006 - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion
2013 - 41 people are killed in a wave of bomb attacks across Iraq

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Famous Birthdays

1530 - Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible], 1st tsar of Russia (1533-84), born in Kolomenskoye, Russia (d. 1584)
1880 - Robert E. Stolz, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1975)
1906 - Jim Smith, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests), born in Corsham, Wiltshire (d. 1979)
1954 - Marty Jourard, American keyboardist and vocalist (Motels - "Only the Lonely"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1971 - Quintis "Chico" Ristie, Suriname radio host
1978 - Kel Mitchell, American actor

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Famous Deaths

1942 - W van Daalen, opposition leader on Celebes, beheaded
1989 - Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer, dies at 80
1997 - Robert Pinget, French novelist (The Interrogation) and playwright, dies at 78
2008 - Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer (b. 1959)
2008 - Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Finnish composer (The Whole World Will Lament; Kwaidan-balladit), dies at 64
2013 - Gilmar, Brazilian football player, dies from complications from a heart attack at 83

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