Today in History for 11th October 2025

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Historical Events

1873 - Toronto Argonaut Football Club 1st game losing to U of Toronto
1943 - Baseball World Series: NY Yankees become first team to win 10 Championships; beat St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 at Sportsman's Park for 4 games to 1 series triumph
1958 - "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 performances
1969 - American blues musician Muddy Waters involved in a car crash that kills 3
1972 - MLB National League Championship: Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 2

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Famous Birthdays

1902 - Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader, born in Sitab Diyara, British India (d. 1979)
1926 - Jean Alexander, British actress (Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street"), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2016)
1940 - Bruce McTavish, New Zealand boxing referee (World Boxing Council Referee of the Year 2013, 15, 17), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2025)
1950 - Patty Murray, American politician (U.S. Senator from Washington), born in Bothell, Washington
1968 - Claude Lapointe, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada

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Famous Deaths

1960 - Richard Cromwell [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], American actor (Jezebel, Riot Squad), dies of cancer at 50
1994 - Maja Bulgakova, Ukrainian actress (Krylja), dies in auto-accident at 62
2013 - Erich Priebke, German Nazi SS commander and war criminal responsible for the Ardeatine massacre of 335 Italians in Rome, dies in prison of natural causes at 100
2015 - Dean Chance, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1964, 67; Cy Young Award 1964; no-hitter 1967; LA / California Angels, Minnesota Twins), dies at 74
2024 - Kevin Bowring, Welsh rugby union coach (Wales 1995-98), dies from a heart attack at 70

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