Today in History for 14th September 2023

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Historical Events

1862 - Skirmish at Fox's Gap, American Civil War
1929 - A's clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox
1955 - Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts (en route 245)
1965 - Western sitcom "F-Troop" premieres in the US on ABC
1991 - San Diego State freshman running back Marshall Faulk rushes for NCAA record 386 yards and scores 7 touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific, 55-34
2012 - Ferry sinks amid 10 foot waves off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, killing 21 people

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Famous Birthdays

1920 - Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist and poet, born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay (d. 2009)
1929 - Mel Hancock, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), born in Cape Fair, Missouri (d. 2011)
1934 - Dicky Maegle [Moegle], American College Football Hall of Fame and NFL halfback (All-American 1954, Rice; Pro Bowl 1955, San Francisco 49ers), and broadcaster, born in Taylor, Texas (d. 2021)
1970 - Robert Ben Garant, American screenwriter and actor (Reno 991!), born in Cookeville, Tennessee
1984 - Ayushmann Khurrana, Indian actor and singer (Vicky Donor), born in Chandigarh, India
1984 - Melissa McGhee, American rock singer (American Idol, season 5), born in Tampa, Florida

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Famous Deaths

1743 - Johann Michael Müller, German organist and composer, dies at 59
1763 - Johann Philipp Sack, German composer, dies at 40
1940 - Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory), dies at 61
1965 - J. W. Hearne, English cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 30 wickets, 1 x 100; Middlesex), dies at 74
2013 - Stefan Wewerka, German architect and sculptor, dies at 84
2021 - Norm MacDonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (Saturday Night Live, 1993-98; Dirty Work; The Norm Show), dies of cancer at 61

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