Today in History for 7th October 2025

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Historical Events

1864 - Battle of Darbytown Road, Virginia (until October 13)
1891 - British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Hugh Kirkaldy wins by 2 strokes from brother Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie; last Open contested in a single day over 36 holes
1950 - US forces invade North Korea by crossing 38th parallel
1957 - KOAC TV channel 7 in Corvallis, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting
2019 - Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded to Peter Ratcliffe, William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza for discovering how cells sense oxygen

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Famous Birthdays

1907 - Tutta Rolf, Norwegian actress (Whalers), born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 1994)
1936 - Charles Dutoit, Swiss conductor (Montreal Symphony, 1977-2002; Orchestre National de France. 1991-2001; Royal Philharmonic, 2009-18), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
1938 - Mal Lucas, Welsh soccer right-half who played 4 internationals; Leyton Orient FC, Norwich City FC, Torquay United FC, born in Wrexham, Wales (d. 2024)
1951 - John Mellencamp, American rock singer-songwriter ("Jack and Diane"; "Small Town"; "Pink Houses"), co-founder of Farm Aid, and actor (Falling From Grace), born in Seymour, Indiana
1967 - Toni Braxton, American RandB singer-songwriter ("Un-Break My Heart"), born in Severn, Maryland

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Famous Deaths

290 - [Christian] Sergius, Roman soldier and martyred saint, decapitated
1911 - John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist and epilepsy researcher, dies at 76
2011 - Ramiz Alia, Communist leader and first President of Albania (1982-92), dies at 85
2016 - Johnny Gleeson, Australian cricket spin bowler (29 Tests, 93 wickets, BB 5/61; NSW CA), dies at 78
2024 - Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard), American Grammy Award-winning soul and gospel singer, and Whitney's mother, dies of complications of Alzheimer's disease at 91

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