Today in History for 9th May 2024

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Historical Events

1967 - 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship
1980 - 35 motorists die when roadway collapses after Liberian freighter 'Summit Venture' rams Sunshine Skyway Bridge, during a squall (Tampa Bay, Florida)
1988 - Belgium: 8th government of Martens forms
1993 - Paraguay holds its first presidential and parliamentary elections in 50 years
1997 - San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones
2016 - Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippine presidential election, promising war on drug trade and killing of criminals

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Famous Birthdays

1796 - August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), born in Benningen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1845)
1850 - Edward Weston, English-born American electrical engineer who invented the portable voltmeter, born in Wolverhampton, England (d. 1936)
1888 - Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector and museum director, born in Stockholm (d. 1964)
1922 - Sheila Burrell, British actress (Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark), born in Blackheath, London (d. 2011)
1975 - Tamia [Washington], Canadian RandB, hiphop, and pop singer, born in Windsor, Ontario
1980 - Tony Schmidt, German racing driver

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Famous Deaths

1791 - Francis Hopkinson, American judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, author, flag designer (first American flag), and composer (The Battle of the Kegs), dies from an apoplectic seizure at 53
1958 - Bill Goodwin, American television announcer (Jolson Story, Burns and Allen), dies at 47
1968 - Harold Gray, American comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74
1970 - Percy Brier, Australian composer, dies at 84
1986 - Dirk de Vroome, Dutch campaigner and Limbourg activist, dies at 60
2011 - Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist, dies at 26

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