Today in History for 24th March 2024

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Historical Events

1883 - 1st telephone call between NY and Chicago
1905 - A group of Cretans dedicated to Crete's union with Greece led by Eleutherios Venizelos, meet at the village of Therisso and proclaim a union in defiance of the Great Powers
1979 - 10 rebounds and 10 assists, as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by Penn Mich State's Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 pts
1990 - Indian troops leave Sri Lanka
1999 - "The Matrix" film written and directed by The Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeve, Lawrence Fishburne and Carrie-Ann Moss premieres
2013 - Scotland defeats Sweden to win the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship

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Famous Birthdays

1919 - John J. Duncan Sr., American politician (Rep-R-TN, 1965-1988), born in Huntsville, Tennessee (d. 1988)
1938 - David Irving, British historian
1951 - Dougie Thompson, Scottich bassist (Supertramp - "Bloody Well Right"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1957 - Scott J Horowitz, PhD/Capt USAF/astronaut (STS 75, 82), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1960 - Kelly LeBrock, American actress (Weird Science, Woman in Red), born in New York City
1977 - Natalie Hemby (Wrucke), American Grammy Award-winning country music songwriter (Miranda Lambert - "Only Prettier"; "Automatic"; Toby Keith - "Drinks After Work"), and singer (The Highwomen), born in Bloomington, Illinois

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Famous Deaths

1396 - Walter Hilton, English mystic
1563 - Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese military leader (b. 1514)
1823 - Cornelis van Foreest, Dutch politician, Mayor of Alkmaar, dies at 66
1993 - John Hersey, American author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall), dies at 78
2010 - Robert Culp, American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director (I Spy, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice), dies at 79
2020 - Albert Uderzo, French cartoonist and script writer (Asterix comic books), dies at 92

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