Historical Events for 3rd April 2023

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1856 - Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes badly damaged by gunpowder explosion, kills 4,000 on island of Rhodes
1882 - Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks
1948 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill
1948 - 1st US figure skating championships held
1980 - France performs nuclear test
1987 - MLB Chicago Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to Oakland A's for 3 minor league players
1987 - Duchess of Windsor's jewels auctioned for £31,380,197
1992 - 1st exhibition game at Camden Field - Orioles beat NY Mets
1994 - The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Ray Floyd wins first of 4 Champions Tour majors with birdie on first playoff hole against Dale Douglass
2013 - 50 people are killed by flooding across Argentina

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