Today in History for 11th September 2025

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Historical Events

1950 - First typesetting machine to dispense with metal type is exhibited
1956 - Vladimir Kuts runs a world record 10,000 m in 28:42.8
1971 - Egypt adopts its constitution
2005 - US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer retains his title, beating Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1; Agassi's last appearance in a Grand Slam final
2018 - Imprisoned Brazilian Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva abandons his presidential campaign

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Famous Birthdays

1862 - Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, British army officer, born in Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1935)
1937 - Paola Ruffo di Calabria, Italian princess and Queen of Belgium (1993-2013), born in Villa Claudia, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
1969 - Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1972 - Kip Simons, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Media, Pennsylvania
1980 - Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver, born in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

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Famous Deaths

1987 - Lorne Greene [Lyon Chaim Green], Canadian actor (Bonanza - "Ben Cartwright"; Battlestar Galactica), dies of pneumonia following heart surgery at 72
1987 - Ludovic Feldman, Romanian violinist and composer, dies at 94
2001 - Tom Burnett, American businessman and passenger aboard United 93, dies thwarting terrorist attempts to crash the plane into a Washington monument at 38
2005 - Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (ABC Wide World of Sports), dies of emphysema at 82
2022 - Alain Tanner, Swiss film director (Charles, Dead or Alive), dies at 92

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