Today in History for 3rd October 2023

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Historical Events

1143 - Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
1569 - Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots
1918 - Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria abdicates the throne in favour of his eldest son Tsar Boris III
1940 - France Vichy government proclaims end to Jewish status
1990 - Kansas City 3rd baseman George Brett becomes first in MLB history to win a batting title in 3 different decades; goes 1 for 1 in Royals, 5-2 loss v Cleveland to win AL batting title with .329 average; AL batting champion 1976, 80
2018 - Most expensive whisky ever sold at auction for $1.1 million, the Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, in Edinburgh, Scotland

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Famous Birthdays

1867 - Pierre Bonnard, French painter and illustrator, born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France (d. 1947)
1888 - Claud Allister, British actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet, Bulldog Drummond), born in London, England (d. 1970)
1934 - Harold Henning, South African golfer (2 PGA Tour titles; 3 senior PGA titles; World Cup 1965), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2004)
1946 - Tristan Keuris, Dutch composer (Sinfonia), born in Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1996)
1978 - Gerald Asamoah, German soccer forward (43 caps; Schalke 04 279 games, 44 goals), born in Mampong, Ghana
1996 - Adair Tishler, American child actress

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Famous Deaths

1777 - Jeremias van Riemsdijk, Dutch administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1775-77), dies at 64
1903 - Benedetto Junck, Italian composer, dies at 51
1907 - Alfred Reisenauer, German pianist and composer, dies at 43
1967 - Pinto Colvig, American animation voice actor (Goofy, Pluto), dies at 75
2008 - Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (9 Tests, 20 wickets; Punjab, Bahawalpur), dies at 81
2017 - Michel Jouvet, French neuroscientist and medical researcher who discovered the region of the brain that controls rapid eye movement (REM sleep), dies at 91

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