Today in History for 9th March 2024

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Historical Events

1276 - Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City
1864 - Ulysses S. Grant is named Commanding General of the U.S. (Union) Army
1889 - Battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV
1922 - KJR-AM in Seattle Washington begins radio transmissions
1956 - Weather forecasting phone line set up in London England
1957 - 4th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats South Carolina, 95-75

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Famous Birthdays

1454 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), born in Florence (d. 1512)
1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov [Skryabin], Russian politician (Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1939-49, 1953-6), born in Kukarka, Russian Empire (d. 1986)
1954 - Carlos Ghosn, French Brazilian automobile executive (Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors), born in Porto Velho, Brazil
1958 - Jack Kenny, American television writer and producer (Warehouse 13), born in Chicago, Illinois
1979 - Óscar Isaac [Hernández], French Guatemalan-American actor (Scenes From A Marriage; Balibo; Inside Llewyn Davis), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
1987 - Lil' Bow Wow [Shad Gregory Moss], American rapper and actor (Beware of Dogs), born in Columbus, Ohio

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Famous Deaths

1954 - Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (b. 1912)
1964 - Johanna "Mina" Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje), dies at 87
1992 - Felipe Turich, actor (Lawless), dies
2017 - Howard Hodgkin, British abstract painter, dies at 84
2019 - Harry Howell, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (NY Rangers 1952-69), dies of dementia at 86
2023 - Otis Taylor, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl IV Kansas City Chiefs; First-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl 1971, 72), dies from Parkinson's disease dementia at 80

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