Today in History for 20th November 2022

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Historical Events

1168 - Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope
1719 - Sweden and Hannover sign for peace Treaty of Stockholm
1959 - WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal
1980 - United Nations Gulf War mediator Olof Palme makes first unsuccessful peace shuttle between Tehran and Baghdad
1993 - 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College's first win in the series)
2016 - South Korean President Park Geun-hye's controversial friend Choi Soon-sil charged with abuse of authority and coercion amid calls to also impeach the President

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Famous Birthdays

1766 - John Wall Calcott, English composer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1821)
1851 - Margherita of Savoy, Queen consort of the Kingdom of Italy by marriage to Umberto I (1878-1900), born in Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1926)
1891 - Reginald Denny, English actor (Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman), born in Richmond, Surrey, England (d. 1967)
1917 - Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren], Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 2008)
1949 - Thelma Drake, American politician, US Rep, Virginia (2005-09), born in Elyria, Ohio
1959 - James P. McGovern, American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1997-), born in Worcester, Massachusetts

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Famous Deaths

1527 - Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic
1662 - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614)
1882 - Henry Draper, American amateur astronomer (photos of the Moon, Orion Nebula), dies of pleurisy at 45
1984 - Alexander Moyzes, Slovak composer, dies at 78
2016 - Kostis Stephanopoulos, Greek conservative politician (President of Greece, 1995-2005), dies at 90
2019 - Wataru "Wat" Misaka, American professional basketball player, first non-white player, and first player of Asian descent in BAA (later known as NBA) (New York Knicks, 1947-48), dies at 95

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