Today in History for 27th December 2023

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Historical Events

1862 - Battle of Elizabethtown, Kentucky
1943 - Montgomery discusses Operation Overlord (D-day landings) with Eisenhower and Bedell Smith
1960 - France performs nuclear test
1960 - 1961 NFL Draft: Tommy Mason from University of Tulane first pick by Minnesota Vikings
1974 - Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years
1983 - Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Michel Platini claims first of 3 trophies for Europe's best football player ahead of Liverpool midfielder Kenny Dalgleish and Vejle BK striker Allan Simonsen

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Famous Birthdays

1748 - William Marshall, Scottish fiddle composer (The Marchioness of Huntly; The Nameless Lassie), music publisher (A Collection of Strathspey Reels), and clockmaker, born in Fochabers, Scotland (d. 1833)
1884 - Bernard van Dieren, Dutch composer (Diaphony; Chinese Symphony), critic, and music writer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1936)
1944 - Mick Jones, English rock guitarist (Foreigner - "I Want to Know What Love Is"), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
1972 - Charles Way, NFL fullback (NY Giants)
1985 - Logan Bailly, Belgian football goalkeeper
1985 - Paul Stastny, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All-Rookie 2007; NHL All-Star 2011; Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, LV Golden Knights), born in Quebec City, Quebec

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Famous Deaths

1812 - Joanna Southcott, an English self-described religious prophetess.
1992 - Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, English comedian (Alfie), dies at 75
1994 - Sadi de Gorter, Dutch author/diplomat (Abscess), dies at 82
1995 - Al Barlick, American Baseball Hall of Fame umpire (7 x World Series; 7 x MLB All Star games), dies at 80
1997 - Anthea Joseph, British music promoter, dies at 57
2020 - José Luiz Carbone, Brazilian soccer midfielder (6 caps; São Paulo, Internacional, Botafogo) and coach (Fluminense, Guarani), dies from liver cancer at 74

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