Today in History for 2nd September 2022

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Historical Events

1839 - Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam
1924 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: Bill Tilden wins 5th straight US singles title; beats Bill Johnston for 3rd consecutive year 6-1, 9-7, 6-2
1963 - Alabama Governor George Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee High School
1978 - John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston
1988 - Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley Stadium, London
2021 - At least 43 people die as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the US Northeast with record rains, tornadoes and flooding with New York and New Jersey declaring state of emergency

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Famous Birthdays

1856 - Yang Hsiu-ch'ing, commander in chief of Taiping Rebellion
1866 - Hiram Johnson, Progressive politician, US Senator, Governor of California (1911-17), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1945)
1939 - Sam Gooden, American soul vocalist (The Impressions - "People Get Ready"; "It's All Right"), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2022)
1944 - Claude Nicollier, Swiss astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75), born in Vevey, Switzerland
1963 - Sam Mitchell, NBA forward (Minn Timberwolves)
1987 - Spencer Smith, American rock drummer (Panic! at the Disco), born in Denver, Colorado

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Famous Deaths

1384 - Louis I, Duke of Anjou and King of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies at 45
1870 - Arthur Saint-Leon, French composer and dancer, dies at 48
1944 - Manfred Freiherr von Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide after Romanian coup
1982 - Tom Baker, American actor, dies of a drug overdose in New York at 42
1984 - Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (Antigone, Marinos Kontaras), dies at 79
2006 - Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, dies of cancer at 75

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