Today in History for 30th October 2022

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Historical Events

1503 - Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against Indians in the Americas
1944 - Aaron Copland's ballet score "Appalachian Spring" premieres in Washington, D.C. with Martha Graham dancing lead role
1947 - Darius Milhaud's 3rd Symphony "Hymnus Ambrosianus," premieres in Paris
1967 - Dolly Parton releases her debut single with Porter Wagoner "The Last Thing On My Mind"
2011 - "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, directed by Bill Condon, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, premieres at the Rome Film Festival
2021 - World Leader agree historic corporate tax agreement of at least 15% at G20 summit in Rome

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Famous Birthdays

1739 - Grigory Potemkin, Russian military leader, statesman and favorite of Catherine the Great, born in Chizhovo near Smolensk (d. 1791)
1840 - William Graham Sumner, American sociologist (Folkways), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1910)
1904 - Alfred Gradstein, Polish composer, born in Częstochowa, Poland (d. 1954)
1961 - Hans Segers, Dutch soccer goalkeeper and coach (Wimbledon), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
1970 - James Pedro, American lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
1979 - Yukie Nakama, Japanese actress, born in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan

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Famous Deaths

1932 - Paul S Methuen, English baron/fieldmarshal/gov of Natal, dies at 87
1969 - George "Pops" Foster, American jazz double bassist, tuba player, and trumpeter (Louis Armstrong; Sidney Bechet; Earl Hines), dies at 77
1979 - Donna Rachele Mussolini, wife of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, dies at 89
1991 - Johan Mekkink, painter, dies
2007 - John Woodruff, American athlete (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 92
2017 - M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), dies of a heart attack at 51

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