Today in History for 13th January 2023

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Historical Events

1099 - Crusaders set fire to Mara, Syria
1915 - Earthquake in Avezzano, Italy kills 29,800
1939 - Belgian premier signs Burgos Treaty for trade relations with Franco's Spain
1972 - Bernice Gera wins anti-discrimination case against the National Baseball Congressl, initiated March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire
1987 - West German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking
2016 - Record Powerball lottery held in America - $1.6 billion, (3 winning tickets)

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Famous Birthdays

1925 - Gwyneth “Gwen” Verdon, American actress, singer and dancer (Cotton Club, Sweet Charity), born in Culver City, California (d. 2000)
1943 - William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 2012)
1947 - Chris Thomas, British sound engineer and record producer (Beatles; Pink Floyd; Procol Harem; Elton John; The Pretenders), born in Brentford, Middlesex, England
1967 - George Paterson, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (Donaldson, Moir and Paterson (DMP) - Natural Anthems)
1969 - Katarzyna Nowak, tennis star (1994 Futures France), born in Łódź, Poland
1970 - Frank Kooiman, soccer player (Sparta)

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Famous Deaths

1691 - George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66
1796 - John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726)
1929 - Wyatt Earp, American frontiersman and marshal who participated in the gunfight at the OK Corral, dies at 80
1939 - Jacob Ruppert Jr., American Baseball HOF executive (owner New York Yankees 1915-39; signed Babe Ruth; built Yankee Stadium), dies from phlebitis at 71
1988 - Chiang Ching-huo, president of Taiwan (1978-88), dies at 69
2009 - Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese composer and lyricist (b. 1925)

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