Today in History for 25th April 2024

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Historical Events

1846 - Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War
1926 - Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah Palawi
1946 - Christopher Fry's "Phoenix too Frequent" premieres in London
1961 - Belgium government of Gaston Eyskens falls over the Unitary Law
1961 - Robert Noyce patents integrated circuit
1990 - 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: George Strait, Clint Black, and Kathy Mattea win

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Famous Birthdays

1502 - Georg Major, German Protestant theologian, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1574)
1882 - Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (US Open 1908), born in North Berwick, Scotland (d. 1976)
1901 - Ernst Gernot Klussmann, German composer, born in Hamburg, GermanyGerman Empire (d. 1975)
1906 - Zoltán Gárdonyi, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1986)
1921 - Jean Mogin, Belgian poet (Pastures of Silence), and playwright, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1986)
1981 - Anja Pärson, Swedish alpine skier, born in Umeå, Sweden

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Famous Deaths

1264 - Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, English crusader, dies at about 69 [birthdate uncertain c. 1195]
1605 - Naresuan, King of Siam (b. 1555)
1926 - Ellen Key, Swedish author and feminist (Courageous Woman), dies at 76
1976 - Margaret Bannerman, actress (Great Defender), dies at 79
2019 - Manuel Lujan Jr., American politician (Rep-R-NM, 1969-89), dies at 90
2023 - Harry Belafonte, Jamaican-American Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning calypso singer ("Banana Boat Song"), actor (Buck and the Preacher), and human rights activist, dies of congestive heart failure at 96

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