Today in History for 3rd December 2022

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Historical Events

1926 - Detective novelist Agatha Christie mysteriously disappears for 11 days
1961 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 - Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter (1st fly-by of an outer planet) [Dec 4-GMT]
1979 - Shadow Traffic begins broadcasting in the New York City metropolitan area.
1982 - 77°F highest December temperature ever recorded in Cleveland, Ohio
2019 - Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announce they are stepping down from roles at parent company Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to become head of both

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Famous Birthdays

1483 - Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist, born in Torgau, Saxony (d. 1565)
1857 - Joseph Conrad, Polish-English novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness), born in Berdychiv, Poland (d. 1924)
1883 - Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Webern, Austrian 12-tone composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1945)
1973 - Francisco Islas Rueda [Super Crazy], Mexican pro wrestler (WWE; NJPW, Zero-1, AJPW), born in Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico
1978 - Trina [Katrina Laverne Taylor], American rapper (Glamorest Life), born in Miami, Florida
1985 - Amanda Seyfried, American actress (Mamma Mia, The Dropout), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1765 - Lord John Sackville, English politician (MP Tamworth 1734-47) and cricketer (Kent CCC), dies at 52
1960 - Hermann Stephani, German organist, and musicologist, dies at 83
1976 - Mary Nash, actress (Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By), dies at 91
1993 - Lewis Thomas, biologist, dies of cancer at 80
1997 - Violet Carlson, American Broadway actress (The Student Prince), dies at 97
2017 - John B. Anderson, American politician and 1980 Republican presidential candidate, dies at 95

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