Today in History for 18th September 2022

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Historical Events

1846 - Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning exchange their last letters before they move to Italy
1962 - Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN
1964 - TV series "The Addams Family", starring John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy, and Jackie Coogan, premieres on ABC
1975 - Heiress-turned-bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst captured by FBI in San Francisco
1997 - Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations, creating the public charity, the United Nations Foundation
2006 - "Watching You" single released by Rodney Atkins (Billboard Song of the Year 2007)

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Famous Birthdays

1943 - Michael Vetter, German composer, born in Oberstdorf, Germany (d. 2013)
1966 - Ian "Spike" Spice, English guitarist (IBreathe, Flash Cadillac) (d. 2000)
1968 - Cappadonna [Darryl Hill], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Staten Island, New York
1970 - Mike Compton, American NFL center and guard (Detroit Lions), born in Richlands, Virginia
1975 - Kanstantsin Lukashyk, Belarusian pistol shooter (OLympic gold 1992), born in Hrodna, Belarus
1981 - Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and model, born in Neptune, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1684 - Joannes Antonides van der Goes, Dutch poet (Ystroom), dies at 37
1939 - Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
1966 - Fernand Lamy, French composer, dies at 85
1975 - Fairfield Porter, American painter, dies at 68
1991 - Rob Tyner [Robert Derminer], American hard rock singer (MC5 - Kick Out The Jams), dies of a heart attack at 46
2013 - Richard C. Sarafian, American director and actor (Foley Square), dies from complications from pneumonia at 83

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