Today in History for 13th December 2023

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Historical Events

1545 - Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III
1961 - "The Young Ones" directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Cliff Richard, Robert Morley and Carole Gray premieres in London
1983 - KYA-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KOIT
1985 - Australian cricketer David Boon's 1st Test century, 123 v India at Adelaide
2013 - "Beyoncé" 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released
2022 - First nuclear fusion reaction in a laboratory setting, replicating the same energy that powers the sun - announced by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California

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Famous Birthdays

1877 - Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer (Carol of the Bells), born in Selevyntsi, Podolia, Russian Empire (d. 1921)
1918 - Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1953-4), born in Fresno, California (d. 1955)
1936 - J. C. Martin, American baseball player, born in Axton, Virginia
1943 - Arturo Ripstein, Mexican film director (El Lugar Sin Limites, Foxtrot), born in Mexico City
1953 - Thomas E. Sanders, American aerial cameraman (Living Daylights), born in San Pedro, California (d. 2017)
1974 - Chris Lewis, CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders)

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Famous Deaths

1908 - Augustus Le Plongeon, French-American photographer and antiquitarian, dies at 83
1929 - Knut Algot Håkanson, Swedish composer, dies at 42
1931 - Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840)
1975 - Hendrik Johan Kruls, Dutch general and chief military authority (1944-46), dies at 73
2008 - Horst Tappert, German director, actor and former SS member (Derrick), dies of diabetes at 85
2019 - Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), dies of multiple organ failure at 73

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