Today in History for 10th October 2023

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Historical Events

1920 - Italy annexes South Tirol (Alto Adige)
1928 - Chiang Kai-shek becomes Director of the State Council of China
1941 - RAF bombs Piraeus to prevent German heavy armor advancing
1949 - 3rd NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: All-Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1
1956 - Baseball World Series: Behind Yogi Berra's 2 HRs, NY Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-0 in Game 7 at Ebbets Field; MVP: Yankees pitcher Don Larsen
1965 - "Drat! - The Cat!" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 8 performances

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Famous Birthdays

1486 - Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1504-53), born in Chazey-sur-Ain, France (d. 1553)
1898 - Conrad Leonard, British composer and pianist, born in South Norwood, England (d. 2003)
1927 - John Eric Tieman, production manager (The Guardian) (d. 1995)
1935 - Khalil al-Wazir [Abu Jihad], Founder of Palestinian group Fatah and PLO leader, born in Ramla, Mandatory Palestine (d. 1988)
1959 - Victoria Clark, American actress (Kimberly Akimbo - Tony for Best Musical Actress 2023), born in Dallas, Texas
1976 - Pat Burrell, American baseball player, born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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Famous Deaths

1630 - John Heminges, English actor and member of The Kings Men, editor of Shakespeare's First Folio, dies at 63
1659 - Abel Tasman, Dutch seafarer and explorer (1st European to sight Tasmania, New Zealand and Fiji), dies around the age of 55
1871 - Octavius Catto, American educator (Institute for Colored Youth, 1859-71), civil rights activist, and baseball player (Philadelphia Pythians, 1865-71), killed in election day race riot in Philadelphia at 32
1913 - Adolphus Busch, German-born American brewer (Anheuser-Busch), dies at 74
1940 - Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor (I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now), dies at 63
2007 - Mehmed Uzun, Contemporary Kurdish writer and novelist. (b. 1953)

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