1775 – Lord Dunmore promises freedom to male slaves who join British army
1900 – In Canada, the Liberal Government led by Wilfrid Laurier retains its majority
1967 – LBJ signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting
1972 – Attorney Joe Biden is elected to the US Senate, representing the state of Delaware after defeating longtime incumbent J. Caleb Boggs by just over 3,000 votes; Biden would win re-election 6 times
1983 – Bomb explodes in US Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries
1990 – New York City Opera’s limited run production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical “A Little Night Music” closes at New York State, NYC, after 11 performances
2000 – Margaret Atwood wins the Booker Prize for her novel “The Blind Assassin”
2001 – 35th Country Music Association Award: Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack and Toby Keith win
2018 – Actress Emma Thompson is made a Dame of the British Empire by Prince William at Buckingham Palace, London
2019 – Queen Elizabeth II confirms she is no longer buying clothes made with real fur
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Today in History for 7th November 2023
Historical Events
1722 – Richard Steele’s sentimental comedy play “The Conscious Lovers” premieres in London
1946 – Katherine Dunham’s song and dance revue “Bal Nègre” opens at Belasco Theater, NYC; runs for 54 performances
1955 – Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas
1960 – KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcasting
1963 – Wunder von Lengede: In Germany, eleven miners are rescued from a collapsed mine after 14 days.
2020 – Rudy Giuliani holds infamous Trump Campaign press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia to contest the US election results
Famous Birthdays
1810 – Fritz Reuter, German novelist, born in Stavenhagen, Germany (d. 1874)
1879 – Leon Trotsky, Ukrainian-Russian Marxist revolutionary, political theorist and founder of the Red Army [OS 26-10-1879], born in Yanovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1940)
1898 – Raphaël Salem, Greek mathematician, born in Saloniki, Ottoman Empire (d. 1963)
1900 – Efrem Kurtz, Russian conductor (Houston Symphony, 1948-54), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1995)
1943 – Stephen Greenblatt, American literary historian and author (The Swerve: How the World Became Modern), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1968 – Russ Springer, American MLB pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
1708 – Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter and cartoonist, dies at 76
1880 – Carl Friedrich Weitzmann, German composer, conductor, and music theorist, dies at 72
1945 – Alfred Dipper, cricketer (England batsman scored in only Test), dies
1974 – Eric Linklater, British novelist and poet (Blue Swallows), dies at 75
1996 – Carmell Jones, American bebop jazz and session trumpet player (Bud Shank; Horace Silver), dies of heart failure at 60
2018 – Oskar Rabin, Russian painter and dissident during Soviet era, dies at 90
Famous Deaths for 6th November 2023
1835 – Ignaz Schuster, Austrian composer, dies at 56
1955 – Charley Toorop [Annie CP Fernhout-Toorop], Dutch painter, dies at 64
1982 – Frank Swinnerton, English novelist and critic (Summer Storm, Sanctuary), dies at 98
1987 – William Pahlmann, American interior designer (4 Season restaurant, NYC), dies at 80
1989 – Dickie Goodman, American parody singer and producer (“The Flying Saucer”; “Energy Crisis ’74”; “Mr. Jaws”), dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 55
1994 – Dean Gallo, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1985-94), dies of cancer at 58
1997 – Phillipo Seed, social work academic, dies at 67
2014 – Carole Mathews [Jean Deifel], American actress (The Californians, Swamp Women), dies at 94
2018 – Hugh McDowell, British cellist (Electric Light Orchestra – “Strange Magic”; “Evil Woman”), dies of cancer at 65
2020 – Barbara York, Canadian composer (A Butterfly in Time), dies of pulmonary fibrosis at 71
Historical Events for 6th November 2023
1528 – Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas
1906 – Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected NY Governor beating William Randolph Hearst
1908 – Leonid Andreyev’s “Dui Nashey Zhizni” premieres in St Petersburg
1915 – Sophokles Skouloudis forms Greek government
1918 – Republic of Poland proclaimed
1935 – 1st test flight of Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft
1962 – UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa
1962 – Edward W. Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts
2009 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Man of Iron, Tapitsfly, She Be Wild, Midday, Informed Decision, Life Is Sweet
2020 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Keeneland Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Golden Pal, Fire at Will, Vequist, Aunt Pearl, Essential Quality
Today in History for 6th November 2023
Historical Events
1918 – Supreme commander of the army General Cutters resigns
1928 – Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds
1962 – BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote
1974 – Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award
1977 – 39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga
1994 – 25th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21
Famous Birthdays
1923 – Clay [David] Jones, Welsh gardener (BBC Gardener’s Question Time), born in Cardigan, Wales (d. 1996)
1948 – Rushton Moreve [Morey], American bass player (Steppenwolf – “Magic Carpet Ride”), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1981)
1949 – Joseph C. Wilson, Vice Chairman of Jarch Capital, LLC, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
1949 – Arturo Sandoval, Cuban-American jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Artemisa, Cuba
1957 – Klaus Kleinfeld, German industrialist, born in Bremen, Germany
1982 – Sowelu, Japanese pop singer, born in Tokyo, Japan
Famous Deaths
1632 – Gustavus II Adolphus, King who made Sweden a major power (1611-32), dies at battle of Lützen at 37
1944 – Hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest
1958 – Francis George Scott, Scottish composer, dies at 78
2004 – Johnny Warren, Australian soccer player, dies at 61
2007 – Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer, dies at 87
2016 – Zoltan Kocsis, Hungarian pianist and conductor, dies of cancer at 64
Famous Deaths for 5th November 2023
1515 – Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter, dies at 41
1680 – Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57
1752 – Carl Andreas Duker, German classical scholar (b. 1670)
1803 – Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French army general and writer (Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons)), dies at 61
1935 – Mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis, dies at 71
1969 – Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies
1985 – Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (b. 1898)
2021 – Marília Mendonça, Brazilian Sertaneja singer-songwriter, dies in a plane crash at 26
2021 – Charlie Burns, Canadian ice hockey forward (world champion Whitby Dunlops 1958) and coach (Minnesota North Stars), dies at 85
2022 – Bill Treacher, British actor (EastEnders, 1985-96 – “Arthur Fowler”), dies at 92
Historical Events for 5th November 2023
1630 – Spain and England sign peace treaty
1781 – John Hanson elected first “President of US in Congress assembled”
1873 – Due to the fallout from the Pacific Scandal, John A. Macdonald resigns as Prime Minister of Canada
1889 – Louisa Woosley first women to be ordained as a minister in any Presbyterian denomination (US Cumberland Presbyterian Church).
1967 – US troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam
1989 – French McLaren driver Alain Prost withdraws early in wet Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship; wins by 16 points from teammate Ayrton Senna
1992 – Revival of George Kelly’s 1924 play “The Show Off”, starring Boyd Gaines and Pat Carroll, opens at Criterion Center Stage Right, NYC; runs for 45 performances
1996 – Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of the Year
2015 – Collins Dictionary name “binge-watch” the word of the year, followed by “transgender”
2022 – Alex Ovechkin scores 787th career goal for the Washington Capitals surpassing Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, for all-time NHL record for most goals scored for a single team, in 3-2 loss to Arizona Coyotes
Today in History for 5th November 2023
Historical Events
1935 – Parker Brothers launches the board game Monopoly
1959 – AFL announced with 8 teams
1972 – Vice-President of Sinn Féin Maire Drumm is arrested in the Republic of Ireland
1976 – New AL franchises in Seattle and Toronto fill up their rosters
2012 – Widespread flooding in Nigeria kills 363 people and displaces 2.1 million
2018 – BBC opens its largest news bureau outside the UK in Nairobi, Kenya with 300 journalists
Famous Birthdays
1615 – Ibrahim I, 18th Ottoman Sultan (1640-48), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1648)
1742 – Richard Cosway, English portrait painter, born in Tiverton, England (d. 1821)
1911 – Roy Rogers, American cowboy actor and singer (“Happy Trails”; Roy Rogers Show), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1998)
1929 – Lennart Johansson, Swedish soccer administrator (President Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 1990–2007), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2019)
1957 – David Moyse, Australian rock vocalist (Air Supply – “All Out Of Love”), born in Adelaide, Australia
1983 – Alexa Chung, English TV presenter, model and designer, born in Privett, England
Famous Deaths
1660 – Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)
1943 – Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter and graphic artist, dies at 62
1969 – Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies
1989 – Barry Sadler, American singer (“Ballad Of The Green Berets”), dies from complications of being shot 14 months earlier at 49
2020 – Geoffrey Palmer, British actor (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Madness of King George, Butterflies), dies at 93
2020 – Len Barry [Leonard Borisoff], American singer, songwriter and producer (The Dovells – “Bristol Stomp”; solo – “1-2-3”), dies of bone marrow cancer at 78
Famous Deaths for 4th November 2023
1869 – George Peabody, American-British entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Peabody Trust and the Peabody Institute, dies at 74
1890 – Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, Polish classical composer (Over the Precipice; You Are My Dream), dies at 46
1890 – Jacob PP baron van Zuylen, Dutch foreign minister (1852-3), dies at 74
1893 – Cornelis Eliza van Koetsveld, Dutch writer and preacher, dies at 86
1918 – Andrew Dickson White, American historian and educator, 1st President of Cornell University, dies at 85
1957 – Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith (b. 1897)
1982 – Talfryn Thomas, Welsh character actor (Dad’s Army -“Cheeseman”; Dr. Who), dies of a heart attack at 60
1993 – Basuki Abdullah, Indonesian painter, murdered at 78
1995 – Edward “Eddie” Egan, American actor (The French Connection, Joe Forrester), dies of cancer at 65
2010 – Eugénie Blanchard, French supercentenarian, dies at 114
Historical Events for 4th November 2023
1874 – Samuel J. Tilden elected governor of New York
1939 – US allows “cash and carry” arms sales during WW II
1951 – Ryder Cup Golf, Pinehurst Resort: US wins 9½-2½; Sam Snead playing captain for US; Arthur Lacey non-playing GB skipper
1968 – Battles between Jordanian army and Al Fatah-arm forces
1970 – Genie, a 13 year old feral child found in Los Angeles, California, having been locked in her bedroom by her father for most of her life
1983 – Bomb attack on Israeli headquarter in Tyrus Lebanon, 60 killed
1989 – Rene Muawad elected president of Lebanon
1994 – San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
2002 – Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress
2015 – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta announces his resignation after protests over a Bucharest nightclub fire that killed 32