Historical Events for 7th August 2023

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1606 - Possible first performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, performed in the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace for King James I
1914 - French government awards King Albert of Belgium the Great Cross
1930 - A large mob estimated at 2,000, lynch two young black men Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Indiana
1938 - Nazis close theologic department of Innsbruck university
1948 - Swedish race walker John Mikaelsson wins the gold medal in the 10k event by 30.6 seconds from teammate Ingemar Johansson at the London Olympics
1970 - Shootout at Marin Courthouse in San Rafael, California, kills 4, including the presiding judge
1983 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Riviera CC: Hal Sutton wins his only major title by 1 stroke from Jack Nicklaus
1988 - Angola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
2016 - Miami Marlins veteran Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki becomes the 30th member of the 3,000 hit club in a 10 - 7 win v Rockies
2018 - China bans release of Winnie the Pooh movie "Christopher Robin", after character used to mock Chinese President Xi Jinping

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