Today in History for 8th September 2022

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Historical Events

1847 - US under General Scott defeat Mexicans at Battle of Molino del Rey
1907 - Pope Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism)
1946 - US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final Pauline Betz Addie beats Patricia Canning Todd 11-9, 6-3 for her 4th and last US singles title
1957 - Juan Manuel Fangio confirms his F1 World Drivers Championship, finishing 2nd in the season ending Italian GP at Monza; takes record 5th title by 15 points from Stirling Moss
1963 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Rafael Osuna of Mexico beats Frank Froehling 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 for his lone major singles title
1978 - Iranian army fires on Khomeini followers in Tehran, 100s killed

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Famous Birthdays

1914 - Dimitrios I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1973-91), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1991)
1925 - Denise Darcel, French actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Paris, France (d. 2011)
1942 - Brian Cole, American rock vocalist and bassist (Association), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1972)
1966 - Raymond Atteveld, Dutch soccer player (Waregem, Roda JC), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1969 - Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer (Nottingham Forest), born in Vadsø, Norway
1972 - Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor, born in Kōtō, Tokyo

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Famous Deaths

1613 - Don Carlo Gesauldo, Italian composer, dies at 47
1947 - Victor Horta, Belgium architect, founder of Art Nouveau movement (Hôtel Tassel), dies at 86
1955 - Johannes de Young, Dutch cardinal and archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69
1983 - Willem C "Wim" Kan, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 72
1991 - Brad Davis, American actor (Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire), dies at 41
2014 - Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur; La Voix Humaine), dies at 104

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