Today in History for 9th November 2022

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Historical Events

1857 - Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published
1900 - China has resumed nominal control of Manchuria, but in a secret agreement the Chinese governor of Manchuria grants Russia such rights as keeping troops along the railroad lines and controlling civil administration
1912 - Ottoman garrison surrenders Thessaloniki / Salonika to the Greek army (OS Oct 27)
1996 - 8th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 48-21 in Chestnut Hill
1999 - TAESA Flight 725, crashes a few minutes after leaving the Uruapan airport en-route to Mexico City. 18 people were killed in the accident.
2019 - YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul's second boxing match; KSI wins by split decision

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Famous Birthdays

1879 - Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian and politician, born in Lepoglava, Croatia (d. 1931)
1903 - Leon-Etienne Duval, French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church in Algeria, born in Chênex, Haute-Savoie, France (d. 1996)
1909 - H. M. van Randwijk, Dutch author and founder (Vrij Netherland), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1966)
1919 - Sol K. Bright, Hawaiian steel-guitar player, singer (Hollywaiians), and songwriter ("Hawaiian Cowboy"), born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (d. 1992)
1925 - Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), born in Penola, Alabama (d. 1995)
1984 - French Montana [Karim Kharbouch] American rapper, born in Casablanca, Morocco

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Famous Deaths

1829 - Jean Xavier Lefevre, composer, dies at 66
1911 - Howard Pyle, American author (b. 1853)
1952 - Philip Murray, 1st president of the United Steelworkers and longest-serving president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at 66
1956 - Aino Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales), dies at 78
2002 - William Schutz, American psychologist (b. 1925)
2012 - Bill Tarmey, English actor (Coronation Street), dies at 71

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