Today in History for 22nd November 2024

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Historical Events

1864 - American Civil War Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia, ends after 650 casualties
1977 - US President Jimmy Carter presents engineer Peter Goldmark with the National Medal of Science for his work communication and entertainment technology
1980 - Georgia tanker at Pilottown Louisiana, spills 1.3 million gallons of oil after an anchor chain causes a ship to leak
1996 - O.J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true"
2002 - In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest
2023 - Right-wing Dutch populist Geert Wilders' Freedom Party unexpectedly wins more seats than any other party in the country's general election

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Famous Birthdays

1897 - Paul Oswald Ahnert, German astronomer, born in Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1989)
1908 - Michael Balfour, English historian, born in Oxford (d. 1995)
1938 - John Gregory, American football coach (CFL Grey Cup 1989 Saskatchewan Roughriders; South Dakota State Uni), born in Webster City, Iowa (d. 2022)
1955 - James Edwards, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 1989, 90 Detroit Pistons, 1996 Chicago Bulls), born in Seattle, Washington
1964 - Stephen Geoffreys, actor (Faternity Vacation), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1969 - Dave Sims, English rugby union lock (3 Tests; Gloucester RFC; Barbarians RFC 1995, 96, 99), born in Gloucester, England (d. 2022)

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Famous Deaths

1896 - Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexican Liberal politician, military leader and writer (Governor of the State of Mexico), dies at 64
1994 - John Michael Grimes, British set designer (Philby, Burgess and MacLean), dies at 70
1995 - Norman Potter, English cabinetmaker, designer and writer, dies at 72
1997 - Harry Kissin, Baron Kissin, British businessman and President (GPG), dies at 85
1998 - Stu Unger, American poker player (b. 1953)
2007 - Verity Lambert, English film and TV producer, 1st producer of Doctor Who, dies at 71

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