Today in History for 26th October 2023

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Historical Events

1529 - Thomas More appointed Lord Chancellor of England
1951 - Winston Churchill re-elected British Prime Minister at the age of 76
1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1968 - Striker Antal Dunai scores twice as Hungary outclasses Bulgaria 4-1 to take the men's football gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics
2012 - China blocks the New York Times from searches and social media in response to an investigation into Premier Wen Jiabao
2015 - World Health Organization classifies processed meat as carcinogenic

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Famous Birthdays

1800 - Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian general and fieldmarshal, born in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1891)
1934 - Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster; Harmonia), born in Berlin
1946 - Keith Hopwood, British rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits - "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter"), born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England
1953 - Jennifer Roberson, American sci-fi author (Shapechangers, Sword-Maker), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1962 - Steve Wren, British pop-rock drummer (Then Jericho - "The Motive"), born in Lambeth, London, England
1970 - Bert Emanuel, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Kansas City, Missouri

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Famous Deaths

1671 - Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)
1678 - John Jenkins, English composer, dies at about 86
1909 - Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (4 terms between 1885 and 1901) and Resident-General of Korea (1905-09), assassinated by a Korean nationalist at 68
1923 - Charles Proteus Steinmetz, German-American electrical engineer (development of alternating current), dies at 58
2018 - György Károly, Hungarian poet and author, dies of cancer at 65
2019 - Robert Evans, American producer and actor (Love Story, The Godfather, Chinatown), dies at 89

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