Today in History for 8th June 2024

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Historical Events

1647 - England parliament bans Christmas, Easter and Whitsun festivities, services and celebrations, including in the home, with fines for non-compliance - proves unpopular
1817 - An uprising involving three hundred workers in the English town of Pentrich begins but is quashed almost immediately
1935 - 67th Belmont: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:30.6
1953 - Cluster of 6 tornadoes touches down in Flint, Michigan killing 113
1963 - American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes
1983 - East German sprinter Marlies Göhr sets world record for 100m (10.81) in Berlin, Germany

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Famous Birthdays

1745 - Caspar Wessel, Danish-Norwegian mathematician, born in Vestby, Norway (d. 1818)
1903 - Ralph Webster Yarborough, American politician, U.S. Senator from Texas (1957-71), born in Chandler, Texas (d. 1996)
1923 - Malcolm Boyd, American Episcopal Priest, author and civil rights activist, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2015)
1952 - Martin Taylor, CEO (Barclays Bank)
1970 - "Seu" Jorge [da Silva], Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, singer, and actor (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou), born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1982 - Irina Lazareanu, Romanian-Canadian model

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Famous Deaths

1948 - Sammy Carter, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests, 65 dismissals; NSWCA), dies at 70
1956 - Marie Laurencin, French painter, dies at 72
2010 - Crispian St. Peters [Robin Peter Smith], British pop singer (The Pied Piper; No No No), dies at 71
2013 - Paul Cellucci, American politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 65
2018 - Danny Kirwan, British musician, singer and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac - "Albatross"), dies at 68
2022 - Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 and Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), dies at 87

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