Today in History for 9th April 2025

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Historical Events

1935 - Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for 3-0 series sweep; Maroons last defunct team to win the Cup
1947 - Atomic Energy Commission confirmed
1954 - 7th Cannes Film Festival: "Gate of Hell" directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1976 - "All the President's Men", directed by Alan J. Pakula, based on the non-fiction book by journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward detailing their Watergate investigation, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, is released
2022 - Joel Embiid is named the NBA scoring champion, averaging 30.6 points per game
2024 - A group of older Swiss women win a landmark climate change case at the European Court of Human Rights, ruling the women's rights had been violated by not fully addressing climate change

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Famous Birthdays

1806 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (SS Great Britain, Great Western Railway), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1859)
1915 - Albert Rémy, French actor (Grand Prix, The 400 Blows, The Train), born in Sèvres, Seine, France (d. 1967)
1933 - Gian Maria Volontè, Italian actor (Fistful of Dollars), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1994)
1939 - Michael Learned, American actress (Olivia in The Waltons, Nurse), born in Washington, D.C.
1943 - Terry Knight [Knapp], American rock singer, manager, and record producer (Grand Funk Railroad), born in Lapeer, Michigan (d. 2004)
1966 - Oliver Barnett, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Louisville, Kentucky

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Famous Deaths

1553 - Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua, Pantagruel), dies at 49
1914 - Eben Sumner Draper, American businessman and politician (44th Governor of Massachusetts), dies at 55
1994 - Keith Watson, British comic strip artist (Dan Dare), dies at 59
2001 - Willie Stargell, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder/1st baseman (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1971, 79 [MVP]; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies from a stroke at 61
2006 - Robin Orr, Scottish composer, dies at 96
2021 - Ramsey Clark, American lawyer, US Attorney General (1967-69) and activist, dies at 93

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