Today in History for 16th October 2022

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Historical Events

1551 - English Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset re-arrested
1942 - Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 south of Calcutta India
1976 - Soyuz 23 returns to Earth
1991 - Dallas Mavericks Roy Tarpley becomes 7th to be banned from NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement
1998 - Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a Spanish warrant requesting his extradition on murder charges
2021 - NASA probe Lucy launched on mission to fly-by eight Trojan asteroids circling the sun

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Famous Birthdays

1811 - Gaetano Capocci, Italian organist and composer (Responsori), born in Rome (d. 1898)
1821 - Albert Franz Doppler, Austrian flautist and composer, born in Lemberg, Austrian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine) (d. 1883)
1854 - Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist
1855 - Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian general (d. 1931)
1897 - Harrison Kerr, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1978)
1927 - Gus Yatron, American boxer and politician (Rep-D-PA, 1969-93), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)

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Famous Deaths

1333 - Nicolaas V [Pietro Rainalducci], Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies at about 73
1956 - Jules Rimet, French football administrator (3rd President of FIFA 1921-54), dies at 83
2003 - Avni Arbas, Turkish artist (b. 1919)
2004 - Pierre Salinger, American newsman (ABC) and press secretary (John F. Kennedy), dies at 79
2012 - Eddie Yost, American MLB player, dies from cardiovascular disease at 86
2020 - Rodolfo Fischer, Argentine soccer striker (35 caps; San Lorenzo 271 games), dies at 76

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