Today in History for 25th February 2024

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Historical Events

1623 - Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts
1921 - The Living Buddha, Hutuktu, is crowned King of Mongolia as the country declares independence from China
1964 - Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] wins his first world heavyweight boxing title when Sonny Liston fails to come out for round 7 at the Convention Center, Miami Beach
1996 - "Father" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 52 performances
1998 - Pamela Lee has husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges
2017 - Tom Perez is elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee

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Famous Birthdays

1398 - Xuande, 5th Ming Emperor of China (1425-35) (d. 1435)
1940 - George Paul, CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group)
1954 - Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85)
1957 - Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scottish pop guitarist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1962 - Birgit Fischer, German kayaker (Olympic 4 x gold GDR 1988; 5 x gold FRG 1992, 96, 2000, 04; World C'ship gold x 17 GDR, 10 x FRG), born in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
1970 - Dave Brown, NFL quarterback (NY Giants)

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Famous Deaths

1850 - Daoguang, 7th Emperor of Qing Dynasty, dies at 67
1964 - Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian-American sculptor and water colors painter, dies at 76
1992 - John E Allen Jr, actor (1 2 3), dies
1998 - Luigi Veronesi, Italian abstract artist (Campo Grafico), dies at 90
2005 - Peter Benenson, Britsh founder of Amnesty International, dies at 83
2018 - Penny Vincenzi [Hannaford], British novelist (An Absolute Scandal, Spoils of Time trilogy), dies at 78

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