Today in History for 5th January 2024

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Historical Events

1757 - Failed assassination attempt on French King Louis XV by Damiens
1929 - Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia
1943 - Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II
1976 - In retaliation for the Reavey and O'Dowd killings, the South Armagh Republican Action Force shoot dead 10 Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus in County Armagh
1981 - Late night television news program "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 mins to 30 mins
2018 - Kitwe in Zambia bans shaking hands and the sale of fresh food in attempt to prevent a cholera outbreak

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Famous Birthdays

1892 - Anne Morrison Chapin, American playwright, actress, (The Wild Westcotts), and screenwriter (The Sailor Takes A Wife), born in Shoals, Indiana (d. 1967)
1932 - Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and author (Name of the Rose), born in Alessandria, Piedmont (d. 2016)
1942 - Dany Sava [Danielle Savalle], French actress (Moon Pilot), born in Paris, France
1965 - Vinnie Jones, English-born Welsh footballer and actor, born in Watford, United Kingdom
1985 - Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor, born in Burnaby, Canada (d. 2001)
1986 - Deepika Padukone, Indian model, actress, and activist (Om Shanti Om, Cocktail, Piki), born in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Famous Deaths

1713 - Jean Chardin, French explorer (Middle East and India), dies at 69
1960 - Pavel Parenago, Soviet scientist and astronomer (stellar astronomy) dies at 53
1976 - Mal Evans, British Beatles roadie and personal assistant, dies in a confrontation with police at his Los Angeles home at 40
1981 - Guy Paquinet, French jazz trombonist, and bandleader, dies at 77
2010 - Kenneth Noland, American Color Field painter, dies of kidney cancer at 85
2019 - Eric Haydock [Haddock], British rock bassist (The Hollies, 1962-66 - ""Look Through Any Window"), dies at 75

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