Today in History for 16th August 2023

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Historical Events

1864 - Federal assault on 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia
1944 - 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise, Normandy, during Operation Intractable
1948 - Arabs blow up Latrun pumping station in Jerusalem
1955 - Fiat Motors orders 1st private atomic reactor
1987 - Northwest Airlines 255 plane crashes in Detroit, 156 die (1 lives)
2012 - 113 people are killed and over 200 wounded in a series of attacks across Iraq

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Famous Birthdays

1915 - Al Hibbler, American singer (Unchained Melody), born in Tyro, Mississippi (d. 2001)
1933 - Reiner Kunze, German writer (The Lovely Years), born in Oelsnitz, Saxony
1937 - David Anderson, Canadian politician
1948 - Pierre Reid, Canadian politician and teacher
1969 - Andy Milder, American voice actor
1974 - Iván Hurtado, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

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Famous Deaths

1864 - Victor Girardey, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies in battle at 27
1920 - Sir Norman Lockyer, English physicist, co-founder of helium gas, founder and editor of "Nature" magazinem dies at 84
1969 - Russ Bender, American actor and writer (Amazing Colossal Man; Space Monster, It Conquered the World), dies at 59
1973 - Veda Ann Borg, American model and actress (Kid Galahad, Avalanche, Accomplice), dies of cancer at 58
2006 - Herschel Green, American pilot (b. 1920)
2020 - Georg Volkert, German soccer striker (12 caps, FRG; 1. FC Nürnberg, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart), dies from heart attack complications at 74

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