Today in History for 12th December 2023

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Historical Events

1958 - Indian leg spin bowler Subhash "Fergie" Gupte takes 9-102 v W Indies at Kanpur
1970 - Polish government proclaims price rise
1980 - Apple makes its initial public offering on the US stock market - 38 years later it would become the first US company valued at over $1 trillion
1997 - Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary", goes on trial in Paris
1997 - Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin
2001 - Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills, California

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Famous Birthdays

1887 - Nigel Haig, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; 1,000 runs and 100 wickets 1921, 27, 29 Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1966)
1920 - Dick James [Leon Vapnick], British dance band vocalist and Beatles' music publisher (Northern Songs), born in London, England (d. 1986)
1926 - Laurie Davidson, New Zealand yacht designer (Black Magic 1995; Team New Zealand 2000; America's Cup HOF 2007), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2021)
1964 - Sabu [Terry Michael Brunk], American professional wrestler, born in Staten Island, New York
1966 - Jim Sandlak, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Kitchener, Ontario
1967 - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Japanese video game music composer, born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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Famous Deaths

1882 - Robert Morris, 1st successful African American lawyer and abolitionist, dies at 59
1920 - Paul Lacôme, French composer, dies at 82
1971 - Jack Barnhill, Northern Ireland senator, assassinated
1998 - Mo Udall, American politician (Rep-D-AZ, 1961-91), dies at 76
2003 - Heydar Aliyev [Heydər Əliyev], Soviet-Azerbaijani politician (President of Azerbaijan, 1983-2003), dies at 80
2022 - Mike Leach, American college football coach (Texas Tech 2000-09, Washington State University 2012-19, Mississippi State 2020-22), dies from complications due to a heart condition at 61

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