Today in History for 7th November 2022

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Historical Events

1918 - Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria as a revolutionary uprising spreads throughout Germany
1929 - Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building in New York
1942 - Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world hour record 45.798km in Vigorelli, Milan, Italy
1963 - New York Yankee catcher Elston Howard is first African-American to be voted AL MVP
1997 - "Bean" film directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean opens in the US
2017 - Danica Roem becomes the first US transgender person to be elected to a state legislature in the US in North Virginia

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Famous Birthdays

1955 - Detlef Ultsch, German judoka (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Sonneberg, Bezirk Suhl, East Germany
1969 - Tanya Dubnicoff, Canadian cyclist (Olympic 6th 1992, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1970 - Morgan Spurlock, American director and documentary producer (Super Size Me), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
1981 - Muhammad Hassan, American professional wrestler, born in Syracuse, New York
1990 - Courtney Marie Andrews, American singer-songwriter (Old Flowers), born in Phoenix, Arizona
1995 - Bethany Mota, American video blogger, born in Merced County, California

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Famous Deaths

1802 - Johann Georg Joseph Spangler, Austrian composer, dies at 50
1960 - Alvin Carter, vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 69
1967 - Juan Tomas Perez, composer, dies at 71
1974 - Sandra Rivett, English nanny to John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, allegedly bludgeoned to death by Mr Lucan at 29 before he mysteriously disappeared
1979 - Paolo Carlini, Italian actor (It Started in Naples), dies at 53
2006 - Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher, dies at 89

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[mike carey]

So, apparently the October Revolution wasn't sufficiently noteworthy?