Today in History for 20th January 2023

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Historical Events

1879 - British troops under Lord Chelmsford make camp at Isandlwana
1921 - British submarine HMS K5 (which was unusually equipped with steam turbines) sinks with 57 crew during exercises in the Bay of Biscay
1929 - 1st feature talking motion picture taken outdoors, "In Old Arizona"
1972 - Six oil exporting countries conclude meetings with Western oil companies; an agreement is reached to raise the price of crude
1983 - American gangster Roy DeMeo is found murdered in his car trunk after disappearing a few days earlier
1988 - Arizona committee opens hearing on impeachment of Gov Evan Mecham

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Famous Birthdays

1681 - Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, Italian composer and mandolin player, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1732)
1878 - Finlay Currie, Scottish actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers), born in Edinburgh (d. 1968)
1932 - Frank Arok, Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach (Australia 1983-89), born in Kanjiža, Serbia (d. 2021)
1944 - Isao Okano, Japanese judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Ryugasaki, Japan
1956 - Adrian Vernon Fish, British classical composer, born in Bristol, England
1969 - Andre Cason, American sprinter, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Famous Deaths

1713 - Pavao Vitezovic, Croatian historian, dies
1841 - Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer and adventurer (attempted to rule Iceland), dies at 60
1971 - Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor and the 1st cowboy in a movie (The Great Train, The Lucky Dog), dies at 88
1983 - Garrincha, Brazilian footballer, dies at 49
1996 - Ellis Hillman, British Labour party politician, lecturer, and writer (London Under London), dies during heart surgery at 68
1998 - Zevulun Hammer, Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (1996-98), dies at 61

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