Today in History for 23rd November 2022

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Historical Events

1897 - Portable pencil sharpener patented by American inventor John Lee Love
1923 - Germany's Gustav Stresemann's government falls to the SPD
1947 - Washington Redskins quarterback Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)
1954 - For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash
1989 - Xenophon Zolotas is sworn in as premier of Greece
2008 - 97th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Mar del Plata (3-1)

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Famous Birthdays

1815 - William Dennison, American politician (US postmaster general, Governor of Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1882)
1887 - Boris Karloff [William H. Pratt], English actor (The Mummy, Frankenstein), born in Camberwell, London (d. 1969)
1924 - Paula Raymond, American actress and model (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2003)
1929 - Hal Lindsey, American evangelist and Christian Zionist writer, born in Houston, Texas
1946 - Bobby Rush, American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1993-), born in Albany, Georgia
1963 - Dale Sveum, American MLB player and coach, born in Richmond, California

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Famous Deaths

1682 - Claude Lorrain, French painter known for his landscapes (b. 1604)
1804 - Richard Graves, English writer (The Spiritual Quixote), dies at 89
1940 - Catharina van Rennes, Dutch composer, dies at 82
1964 - Jan Fabricius, Dutch-English playwright (Dolle Hans), dies at 93
1994 - Erick Frederick Hawkins, US dancer/wed to Martha Graham, dies at 85
2012 - Larry Hagman, American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas), dies of complications from throat cancer at 81

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