Today in History for 3rd August 2025

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Historical Events

1941 - German troops conquer Roslavl in Russia
1946 - Belgian government of Huysmans forms
1956 - American sprinter Willie Williams sets a 100 m world record at 10.1 in Berlin, Germany
1963 - Warner Bros. Records releases the single of Allan Sherman's novelty song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)," set to the music of Amilcare Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from his 1876 opera "La Gioconda"
2024 - American swimmer Katie Ledecky ties Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina as the most decorated female Olympian of all time when she wins her fourth consecutive 800m in Paris, her ninth individual gold medal

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Famous Birthdays

1878 - Constantino Gaito, Argentinian composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1945)
1885 - Siegfried Salomon, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1962)
1924 - (Elizabeth) "Connie" Converse, American folk singer-songwriter, born in Laconia, New Hampshire (disappeared 1974)
1937 - Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani cricketer (3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
1964 - Nate McMillan, American basketball head coach (Seattle SuperSonics 2000-05, Portland Trail Blazers 2005-12, Indiana Pacers 2016-19, Atlanta Hawks 2021-23), born in Raleigh, North Carolina

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Famous Deaths

1779 - Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 27
1910 - Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies
1954 - Colette [Sidonie-Gabrielle], French author, novelist (Gigi, La Vagabonde) and actress, dies at 81
1978 - Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, assassinated at about 42
2013 - Farman Fatehpuri [Syed Dildar Ali], Urdu scholar, linguist, critic and author, dies of natural causes at 87

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