Today in History for 31st October 2023

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Historical Events

1968 - Linda Eastman moves to UK permanently
1976 - Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad scores 206 v NZ, aged 19 yrs 141 days (29 fours 1 six)
1984 - Howard Goodall and Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man" premieres in London
1993 - German unemployment hits national record of 3.5 million
2016 - Lebanon parliament elects Michel Aoun President after 2 1/2 years without a leader
2017 - John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff comments in TV interview that “the lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War", draws criticism

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Famous Birthdays

1835 - Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), born in Berlin (d. 1917)
1922 - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1941-55 and 1993-2004), Chief of State (1960-70), independence campaigner and film producer, born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (d. 2012)
1929 - Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It), born in Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, Italy (d. 2016)
1960 - Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican delegate to Congress, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1970 - Rogers Stevens, American rock guitarist (Blind Melon), born in West Point, Mississippi
1970 - Steve Trachsel, American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Oxnard, California

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Famous Deaths

1659 - John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)
1945 - Wincenty Witoz, Polish politician (Prime Minister of Poland 1920-21, 1923, 1926), dies at 71
1971 - Gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert (Deuteronomium), dies at 70
1990 - Graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies
2001 - Art Wall Jr, American golfer (Masters 1959), dies of respiratory failure at 77
2020 - Marius Žaliūkas, Lithuanian soccer centre back (25 caps; Hearts, Leeds, Rangers), dies from motor neurone disease at 36

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