Today in History for 19th December 2023

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Historical Events

1828 - Report by US Vice President John C. Calhoun defending the rights of states to nullify federal laws is presented to the South Carolina legislature but it takes no action
1942 - Robert Stroud, convicted murdered, transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, where he becomes known as "Birdman of Alcatraz"
1986 - Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency
1988 - Unexploded WW II bomb found in Frankfurt, Germany-5,000 evacuated
2000 - Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder Luís Figo is named best football player in Europe ahead of Juventus midfielder Zinedine Zidane and Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko
2023 - "Science" names anti-obesity medications that mimic the hormone GLP-1, containing semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro), their breakthrough of the year

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Famous Birthdays

1817 - James Jay Archer, Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)
1894 - Paul Dessau, German orchestral, film, and theater composer and conductor (Adventures of Casanova; Deutsches Miserere; Never Trust a Woman), born in Hamburg, German Empire (d. 1979)
1929 - Herman T M Lauxtermann, Dutch 2nd chamber member (VVD)
1970 - Zac Foley, English rock bassist (EMF "Unbelievable"), born in Gloucester (d. 2002)
1975 - Jon Smith, British writer
1988 - Peter Winn, English footballer

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Famous Deaths

1807 - Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (b. 1723)
1819 - Thomas Fremantle, British naval officer, dies at 54
1938 - Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), dies at 65
1939 - Eric Fogg, English composer, dies under a train at 36
1993 - Anthonius AM "Ton" Kors, writer (Time of Anton de Lange), dies at 47
2005 - Vincent Gigante, Italian-American mafioso, dies at 77

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