Today in History for 8th November 2023

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Historical Events

1701 - William Penn presents Charter of Privileges, guaranteed religious freedom for the colony in Pennsylvania
1923 - Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party stage "Beer Hall Putsch" in Munich, Germany
1932 - Amidst the Great Depression, Democrat candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President of the United States, defeating Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover
1964 - KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting
1978 - Tom Stoppard's play "Night and Day" premieres in London
2022 - Kathy Hochul becomes the first elected female Governor of New York, continuing in the role she held since replacing Andrew Cuomo mid-term

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Famous Birthdays

30 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (96-98), born in Narni, Italy (d. 98)
1927 - Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., American magazine publisher (Parade, Vogue, Vanity Fair), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
1941 - Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress (The Liver Birds; The District Nurse), born in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales
1958 - Terry Lee Miall, British rock drummer (Adam and The Ants), born in London, England
1978 - Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer, born in Leiden, Netherlands
1982 - Sam Sparro [Falson], Australian producer, singer, songwriter (Boombox Eternal), and former child actor, born in Sydney

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Famous Deaths

1111 - Otto II, Count of Habsburg, one of the founders of the Habsburg family, murdered
1600 - Natsuka Masaie, Japanese warlord (b. 1562)
1638 - Johann H. Alsted, German theologist and philosopher, dies at 50
1920 - Salomon Anski, Russian-Polish yiddish author (Dibboek), dies at 57
1933 - Mohammed Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1929-33), assassinated at 50 by Abdul Khaliq during a graduation ceremony at a high school in Kabul
1969 - Kam Tong, Chinese American actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song), dies at 62

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