Today in History for 12th October 2023

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Historical Events

1730 - Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark
1862 - Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart completes his "second ride around McClellan"
1899 - South Africa Boer Republic declares war on Britain
1907 - Baseball World Series: Chicago Cubs beat Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Bennett Park for 4-0-1 series victory; Cubs' first Championship
1931 - 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform
1992 - 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die)

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Famous Birthdays

1878 - Karl Buresch, Austrian lawyer and politician, born in Groß-Enzersdorf, Austria (d. 1936)
1907 - Wolfgang Fortner, German composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1987)
1924 - Doris Grau, American script supervisor, actress and voice artist (Point Blank, King Kong), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1995)
1946 - Ashok Mankad, Indian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 6 x 50; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2008)
1955 - Pat DiNizio, American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Smithereens - "Only A Memory"; "Blue Period"), born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey (d. 2017)
1979 - Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory), born in Englewood, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1797 - Pierre Jélyotte, French composer, dies at 84
1974 - Joseph Frederick Wagner, American composer, conductor (Boston Civic Symphony, 1925 to 44), and teacher, dies at 74
1996 - Pavel Alexandrovich Solovyov, aero-engine designer, dies at 79
2003 - Joan Kroc [Mansfield], American philanthropist and 3rd wife of Ray Kroc, the owner of McDonald's and the San Diego Padres, dies of a brain tumor at 75
2006 - Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian film director (b. 1919)
2019 - George Chambers, American rock bassist and vocalist (Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today"), dies at 88

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