Today in History for 7th September 2025

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Historical Events

1941 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: 1939 champion Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
1942 - First flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator
1945 - Joe Kuhel hits an inside-the-park home run, the only homer hit by a member of the Washington Senators team all season at their home field, Griffith Stadium
1985 - US Open Women's Tennis: Hana Mandlíková beats Martina Navratilova 7-6, 1-6, 7-6 for her first US title
1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito, and Brad Park are inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame

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Famous Birthdays

1923 - Louise Suggs, American golfer and co-founder of LPGA (11 major titles, US Open 1949, 52), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2015)
1941 - Mogoboya Noko Nelson Ramodike, South African politician in Lebowa, born in South Africa (d. 2012)
1959 - Jermaine Stewart, American RandB singer ("We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1997)
1967 - Leslie Jones, American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1980 - Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist (Olympic gold, road race 2004), born in Gunnedah, New South Wales

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Famous Deaths

1819 - Jean-Louis Duport, French cellist and composer, dies at 69
1892 - Joseph Reid Anderson, American Confederate general and owner of munitions company Tredegar Iron Company, dies at 79
2006 - Robert Earl Jones, American actor (The Sting, Witness, Sleepaway Camp), dies of natural causes at 96
2008 - Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), dies at 78
2017 - Gene Michael, American baseball shortstop, and general manger (NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 79

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