Today in History for 22nd December 2024

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Historical Events

1952 - French government of Pinay, resigns
1965 - Belgian government shuts 6 coal mines
1970 - Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment
1976 - East Germany grants rock singer Nina Hagen her request to leave the country, after refusing her stepfather re-entry
1983 - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak meets with PLO leader Yasser Arafat
1997 - Scotty Bowman's Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins, 4-2 giving him 200 wins with Detroit, and making him the first NHL coach to record 200 wins with 3 different teams; also Montreal and Buffalo

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Famous Birthdays

1624 - Tomas Micieres, Spanish composer and chapel master, born in Villaescusa de Ecla, Spain (d. 1662)
1832 - Edward Hatch, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bangor, Maine (d. 1889)
1922 - Jim Wright, American Democratic politician and Speaker of the House (1987-89), born in Forth Worth, Texas (d. 2015)
1953 - David Leisner, American classical guitarist and composer, born in Los Angeles, California
1980 - Chris Carmack, American actor, born in Washington, D.C.
2000 - Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), born in Oceanside, California

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Famous Deaths

1738 - Jean-Joseph Mouret, French composer, dies at 56
1917 - Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American saint (1st American saint, founded Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart), dies at 67
1947 - Therese Brandl, German Nazi concentration camp guard (Auschwitz), and convicted war criminal, executed by hanging in Kraków, Poland at 45
2002 - Joe Strummer, British lead singer of the punk band "The Clash" (Rock the Casbah), dies at age 50
2020 - Claude Brasseur [Espinasse], French actor (Bande à part; La Boum; Pardon Mon Affaire), dies at 84
2022 - Ronnie Lamont, Irish rugby union #8, flanker (12 Tests Ireland; 4 Tests British and Irish Lions), dies at 81

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