Today in History for 8th May 2023

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Historical Events

1942 - German summer offensive opens in Crimea
1950 - President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek asks US for weapons
1967 - The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental
1971 - Courtney, Courtney, and Link's musical "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
1993 - Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
2018 - President Trump pulls the US out of the multilateral Iran nuclear deal

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Famous Birthdays

1839 - Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist ("O! Canada"), born in Saint-Placide, Quebec (d. 1920)
1927 - Ian Denholm, Scottish shipping CEO (Murray Investment Trust), born in Kilmacolm, Scotland (d. 2018)
1968 - Chris Lighty, music executive and manager (Violator), born in The Bronx New York (d. 2012)
1969 - Akebono Taro, American born Japanese sumo wrestler (1st non Japanese to reach rank of Yokozuna), born in Waimānalo, Hawaii
1978 - Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer, rapper, and dancer (HOT; JTL), and actor, born in Daegu, South Korea
1987 - Felix Jones, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Famous Deaths

1278 - Emperor Duanzong of China (b. 1268)
1788 - Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (b. 1723)
1846 - Giacomo Cordella, Italian composer, dies at 59
1864 - Leroy Augustus Stafford, Confederate American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies from injuries incurred 3 days earlier during the Battle of the Wilderness in northern Virginia, at 42
1957 - Jan Sluyters, Dutch painter (Moderne Kunstkring), dies at 75
1992 - Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master, dies at 90

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