Today in History for 14th March 2024

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Historical Events

1874 - English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Oxford University beats Royal Engineers, 2-0
1962 - Disarmament conference opens in Geneva without France
1967 - JFK's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial
1991 - English Court of Appeal frees "Birmingham 6" who had been unjustly sentenced in August 1975 to life imprisonment
1996 - Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi
1997 - The Chinese city of Chongqing (formerly Chunking) is upgraded to a centrally administered municipality

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Famous Birthdays

1895 - François Louis Ganshof, Belgian medieval historian, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1980)
1939 - Stavros Xarhakos, Greek composer and conductor, born in Athens, Greece
1967 - Vijay Yadav, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 3 dismissals, HS 30; Haryana), born in Gonda, India
1972 - Antowain Smith, American NFL running back (Buffalo Bills), born in Millbrook, Alabama
1978 - Pieter van den Hoogenband, Dutch swimmer
1994 - Ansel Elgort, American actor (Fault in our Stars), born in New York City

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Famous Deaths

1986 - Edith Atwater, American actress (Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop), dies at 74
1992 - Ralph James, American actor (Orson-Mork and Mindy), dies at 67
1997 - Lucy Kroll, American talent agent, dies at 87
1997 - John Curtis Jr, American executive (Luby's Cafe), commits suicide at 49
2002 - Cherry Wilder [Cherry Barbara Grimm], New Zealand sci-fi author (Nearest Fire), dies at 71
2012 - Pierre Schoendoerffer, French Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter (The Anderson Platoon), dies from surgical complications at 83

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