Today in History for 19th May 2023

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Historical Events

1585 - Spain confiscates English ships
1892 - National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded
1953 - Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St George, Utah)
1973 - "Daisy A Day" by Jud Strunk hits #14
1982 - Sophia Loren jailed in Naples, Italy for tax evasion
1999 - Lazio of Italy win 39th European Cup Winner's Cup against Mallorca of Spain 2-1 in Birmingham

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Famous Birthdays

1927 - John Thompson, American football executive (GM Seattle Seahawks 1976-82; NFL Executive of the Year 1978), born in South Bend, Washington (d. 2022)
1934 - James Charles Lehrer, news anchor (McNeil-Lehrer Report), born in Wichita, Kansas
1953 - Dawud M. Mu'Min, American convicted murderer (d. 1997)
1953 - Shavarsh Karapetyan, Soviet Armenian finswimmer
1955 - Ed Whitson, pitcher (NY Yankees, San Diego Padres)
1992 - Sam Smith, British singer-songwriter ("Stay With Me"), born in London, England

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Famous Deaths

1895 - Jose Marti y Perez, Cuban poet (Versos sencillos) essayist and politician (fought for independence from Spain), dies fighting the Battle of Dos Rios at 42
1998 - Dorothy Donegan, American boogie-woogie, swing jazz, and classical pianist, and vocalist, dies of cancer at 76
1999 - Jonathan "Candy" Candido, American actor and radio performer (Peter Pan; The Great Mouse Detective), dies at 85
2007 - Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
2021 - Joey Cathcart, American rock guitarist (Nelson - "Love and Affection"), dies of brain cancer at 53
2021 - Alix Dobkin, American folk and feminist singer-songwriter (Lavender Jane Loves Women), dies of a brain aneurysm and stroke at 80

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