Today in History for 13th October 2023

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Historical Events

1792 - Cornerstone laid for the Executive Mansion (White House) in Washington
1944 - Riga, capital of Latvia, freed
1975 - Rock vocalist Neil Young undergoes throat surgery
1978 - "52nd Street" 6th studio album by Billy Joel is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1979)
1981 - Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected President of Egypt
1996 - "Big" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 193 performances

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Famous Birthdays

1822 - Carl Martin Reinthaler, German composer, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1896)
1917 - Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1985)
1931 - Janice Elliott, English novelist, born in Derby, England (d. 1995)
1935 - Louis LaRusso II, American playwright (Knockout; Lampost Reunion), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 2003)
1938 - Enzo Dara, Italian operatic basso buffo (The Barber of Seville - "Don Bartolo"), and author, born in Mantua, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2017)
1955 - Frans van Oostrom, Dutch jazz and blues guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Famous Deaths

1708 - Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk and fieldmarshal, dies at 67
1774 - William Bentinck, British-born Dutch politician and prominent Orangist, dies at 69
2000 - Jean Peters, American actress (Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters), dies at 73
2005 - Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (b. 1942)
2012 - Helmut Haller, German soccer forward (33 caps West Germany; FC Augsburg, Bologna FC, Juventus), dies from Parkinson's disease and dementia at 73
2021 - Ray Fosse, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star, Gold Glove Award 1970, 71 Cleveland Indians; World Series Oakland A's 1973, 74) and broadcaster (Oakland A's NBC), dies of cancer at 74

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