Today in History for 20th October 2022

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Historical Events

1862 - Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname
1912 - Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2)
1953 - WRAU (now WHOI) TV channel 19 in Peoria, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1964 - Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
1968 - "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 17 performances
1991 - Formal opening ceremony of Intl One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colo

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Famous Birthdays

1740 - Belle van Zuylen, Dutch-Swiss writer (Three Women), born at Castle Zuylen near Utrecht (d. 1805)
1899 - Marnix Gijsen [baron Jan-Albert Goris], Flemish writer (Grote God Pan)
1927 - Joyce Brothers, American pop psychologist ($64,000 Question, Naked Gun), born in NYC, New York (d. 2013)
1939 - Raymond Jones, British keyboardist and songwriter, born in Oldham, England
1950 - Elodie Lauten [Genevieve Schecroun], French-American composer (The Death of Don Juan), born in Paris (d. 2014)
1960 - Lepa Brena 'Yugoslavia’s Madonna', Yugoslav singer, born in Tuzla, Yugoslavia

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Famous Deaths

1890 - Richard Burton, English explorer and translator (Arabian Nights), dies at 69
1900 - Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and writer, dies at 54
1904 - Henry Hiles, English composer, dies at 77
1926 - Eugene V. Debs, American labor leader and Socialist presidential candidate, dies at 70
2013 - Lawrence Klein, American economist who created computer models to forecast economic trends (1980 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences), dies at 93
2020 - Bill Mathis, American football halfback (AFL All Star 1961, 63; New York Titans/Jets), dies at 81

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