Today in History for 28th October 2023

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Historical Events

1776 - Battle of White Plains: George Washington retreats to New Jersey
1886 - Statue of Liberty dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland, celebrated by first confetti (ticker tape) parade in New York City
1915 - Richard Strauss' tone poem "Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)" premieres in Berlin
1953 - Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees
1955 - Egypt and Saudi Arabia sign defense treaty
1965 - Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion

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Famous Birthdays

1913 - Peter Glenville, English stage and screen actor and director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket), born in London (d. 1996)
1922 - Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwean politician (1st Vice-President of Zimbabwe), born in Gutu district, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2003)
1936 - Ted Hawkins, American singer and guitarist ("The Next Hundred Years"), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1959 - Neville Henry, British rock saxophonist (Blow Monkeys - "Wicked Ways"), born in England
1965 - Jami Gertz, actress (Less the Zero, Crossroads, Solarbabies), born in Chicago, Illinois
1967 - Kevin Macdonald, Scottish film director

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Famous Deaths

1646 - William Dobson, English portrait painter, dies at about 35 (b. 1610)
1877 - Robert Swinhoe, British naturalist (b. 1835)
1879 - Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French writer (b. 1799)
1997 - Toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71
2020 - Miguel Ángel Castellini, Argentine boxer (WBA, lineal light middleweight titles 1976-77), dies from COVID-19 at 73
2020 - Bobby Ball [Harper], British comic, actor, singer and television host (Cannon and Ball; The Last of Summer Wine), dies at 76

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