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Today in History for 4th November 2023

Historical Events

1862 – American inventor Richard Jordan Gatling patents the hand cranked Gatling machine gun in Indianapolis
1921 – The Sturmabteilung or SA (the “Brown Shirts”) is formally established by Adolf Hitler
1962 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1989 – Rene Muawad elected president of Lebanon
2014 – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko orders army reinforcements to key southern and eastern cities to combat potential rebel offensive
2016 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Oscar Performance, Tamarkuz, New Money Honey, Beholder

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Famous Birthdays

1909 – Bert Patenaude, American soccer forward (4 caps; scorer of first hat-trick in World Cup history, 1930), born in Fall River, Massachusetts (d. 1974)
1917 – Leonardo Cimino, Italian-American actor (The Monster Squad, V, Dune, Waterworld, Hudson Hawk), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2012)
1943 – Clark Graebner, American tennis player (US Davis Cup 1968; French Open doubles 1966; US Open runner-up 1967), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1957 – Elena Kats-Chernin, Russian-Australian classical pianist and composer (Wild Swans), born in Tashkent, USSR (now Uzbekistan)
1967 – Asif Mujtaba, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani lefty batsman), born in Karachi, Pakistan
1987 – T.O.P. [Choi Seung-hyun], Korean singer-songwriter (Big Bang) and actor, born in Seoul, South Korea

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Famous Deaths

1921 – Takasji Hara, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan (1918-21), assassinated by right wing fanatic at 65
1935 – Miklos Radnai, Hungarian composer, dies at 43
1993 – Cornelis T “Cor” van de Molen, Dutch journalist (Beehive), dies at 62
1994 – Alexander Hardie Williamson, British designer (Kilner jar), dies at 87
2005 – Milt Holland [Milton Olshansky], American drummer, percussionist, ethno-musicologist, and tinkle-ist (film Tinkerbell’s tinkle; Bewitched – Samantha’s nose tinkle), dies at 88
2022 – Michael Doyle, Irish-American priest (Pastor of Sacred Heart – Camden, 1974-2020), poet. and anti-war activist (Camden 28), dies at 88

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Famous Deaths for 1st November 2023

1546 – Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies
1835 – William Motherwell, Scottish poet and civil servant, dies at 38
1956 – Pietro Badoglio, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (1943-44) and Italian General (1922-43), dies at 85
1961 – Joan McCracken, American stage and screen actress, dancer and comedienne (Oklahoma!; Claudia: Story of a Marriage), dies of a heart attack at 43
1963 – Elsa Maxwell, American author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 80
1968 – Georgios Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (1944–45, 1963, 1964–65 dies at 80
1977 – Franco Albini, Italian Rationalist architect, industrial and furniture designer (Albini desk), dies at 72
1986 – Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (Anerca), dies at 57
1995 – Alun Pask, Welsh rugby union flanker (26 caps; British Lions 8 caps; Abertillery), dies at 58
2021 – Pat Martino [Azzara], American jazz guitarist (DownBeat Guitar Player of the Year, 2004), dies of chronic respiratory disorder at 77

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Historical Events for 1st November 2023

1248 – Earl William II of Holland crowned as King of Germany
1938 – NL batting champion Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds is named National League MVP; first catcher to win award; Boston Red Sox 1st baseman Jimmie Foxx takes AL award
1945 – First issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson
1954 – KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
1985 – Netherlands decides definitive sites for cruise missiles
1990 – Rhetoric escalates as George Bush likens Saddam Hussein to Adolf Hitler
1993 – The Maastricht Treaty, the Treaty on European Union comes into effect
1997 – Louisiana State University running back Kevin Faulk rushes for 212 yards and a school record 5 touchdowns in a 63-28 win at Kentucky’s Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington
2004 – “That’s What I Love About Sunday” single released by American country singer Craig Morgan (Billboard Song of the Year 2005)
2015 – New York City Marathon: Stanley Biwott of Kenya takes men’s division in 2:10:34; compatriot and defending women’s champion Mary Keitany wins easily in 2:24:25

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Today in History for 1st November 2023

Historical Events

1665 – Robert Hooke’s landmark work “Micrographia” with drawings using a microscope and coining the word “cell” is published by the Royal Society
1914 – German-British naval battle at Coronel, Chile
1951 – Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella wins first of his 3 National League MVP awards
1956 – Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is formed
1956 – Karnataka (then known as Mysore State) is formed from the merge of Kannada-speaking regions in India
1971 – Eisenhower dollar put into circulation

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Famous Birthdays

1946 – Dennis Muren, American special effects artist (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi), born in Glendale, California
1972 – Glen Murray, Canadian ice hockey right wing (1,009 NHL games; All Star 2003-04; Boston Bruins), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
1972 – Toni Collette, Australian actress (The Sixth Sense), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1972 – Paul Dickov, Scottish soccer striker and manager (10 caps; Manchester City, Leicester City), born in Livingston, West Lothian
1974 – V. V. S. Laxman, Indian cricket batsman (134 Tests; 8,781 runs @ 45.5; best 281, 2001), born in Hyderabad, Telangana
1992 – Joe Donovan, British pop-indie-rock drummer (Blossoms), born in Stockport, England

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Famous Deaths

1986 – Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (Anerca), dies at 57
1996 – J. R. [Junius Richard] Jayawardene, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (1978-89) and 7th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1977-78), dies at 90
2000 – George Armstrong, English soccer winger and manager (Arsenal 500 games; Kuwait 1988-89), dies of a brain haemorrhage at 56
2008 – Jacques Piccard, Swiss deep sea explorer (one of the first to explore the Mariana Trench), dies at 86
2020 – Billy Tubbs, American college basketball coach (Southwestern Uni, Lamar Uni, Uni of Oklahoma, Texas Christian Uni), dies from leukemia at 85
2022 – Takeoff [Kirsnick Ball], American rapper (Migos), shot and killed at 28

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Famous Deaths for 31st October 2023

1834 – Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, French-American chemist and industrialist (E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company), dies at 63
1945 – Henry Ainley, English actor (As You Like It), dies at 66
1960 – H L Davis, American writer (Honey in the Horn, Pulitzer prize), dies at 64
1985 – Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek surrealist painter and poet (Do Not Distract the Driver), dies of a heart attack at 78
1990 – Hugh McPhillips, dies at 70
1994 – John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy, English art historian and director of British Museum (1974-76), dies at 80
1998 – Bernard J. Dwyer, American politician (Rep-D-NJ 1981-93), dies at 77
2007 – Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby union footballer (Wales and the British Lions), dies of a heart attack at 56
2009 – Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman and car collector (Donington Grand Prix Collection), dies at 87
2015 – Gregg Palmer [Palmer Edvind Lee], American actor (Scream, To Hell and Back), dies at 88

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Historical Events for 31st October 2023

1552 – Emperor Karel and Markgraaf Albecht strike siege of Metz
1941 – Clothing factory fire in Huddersfield, England kills 49
1943 – World War II: F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception.
1957 – Yip Harburg, Fred Saidy, and Harold Arlen’s musical “Jamaica”, starring Lena Horne, opens at Imperial Theater, NYC; runs for 558 performances
1959 – Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to USA
1968 – Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game)
1978 – Iranian oil workers go on strike
1984 – Rajiv Gandhi takes office as India’s 6th Prime Minister succeeding his mother Indira Gandhi who was assassinated
1987 – American jockey Chris Antley becomes first rider to win 9 races in a day (4 at Aqueduct / 5 at The Meadowlands)
2017 – Judge on Maui, Hawaii orders man to write ex-girlfriend 144 compliments after violating protection order to send 144 nasty text messages

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Today in History for 31st October 2023

Historical Events

1968 – Linda Eastman moves to UK permanently
1976 – Pakistani cricketer Javed Miandad scores 206 v NZ, aged 19 yrs 141 days (29 fours 1 six)
1984 – Howard Goodall and Melvyn Bragg’s musical “Hired Man” premieres in London
1993 – German unemployment hits national record of 3.5 million
2016 – Lebanon parliament elects Michel Aoun President after 2 1/2 years without a leader
2017 – John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff comments in TV interview that “the lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War”, draws criticism

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Famous Birthdays

1835 – Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), born in Berlin (d. 1917)
1922 – Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1941-55 and 1993-2004), Chief of State (1960-70), independence campaigner and film producer, born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (d. 2012)
1929 – Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It), born in Borgo Santa Lucia, Naples, Italy (d. 2016)
1960 – Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican delegate to Congress, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1970 – Rogers Stevens, American rock guitarist (Blind Melon), born in West Point, Mississippi
1970 – Steve Trachsel, American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Oxnard, California

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Famous Deaths

1659 – John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)
1945 – Wincenty Witoz, Polish politician (Prime Minister of Poland 1920-21, 1923, 1926), dies at 71
1971 – Gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert (Deuteronomium), dies at 70
1990 – Graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies
2001 – Art Wall Jr, American golfer (Masters 1959), dies of respiratory failure at 77
2020 – Marius Žaliūkas, Lithuanian soccer centre back (25 caps; Hearts, Leeds, Rangers), dies from motor neurone disease at 36

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Famous Deaths for 30th October 2023

1632 – Henri de Montmorency, French duke/plotter, beheaded
1676 – Ahmed Koprulu, Turkish great vizer (siege of Candia, Kreta), dies
1969 – George “Pops” Foster, American jazz double bassist, tuba player, and trumpeter (Louis Armstrong; Sidney Bechet; Earl Hines), dies at 77
1992 – Joan Mitchell, American painter and printmaker dies of cancer aged 67
2000 – Steve Allen, American comedian, composer, actor and TV host (Tonight Show; Steve Allen Show), dies of injuries from a car accident at 78
2002 – Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2019 – William J. Hughes, American politician and diplomat (Rep-D-New Jersey, 1975-95), dies at 87
2019 – Don Fraser, American boxing promoter (LA venues; colourful wardrobe and offbeat PR gimmicks), dies at 92
2020 – Arthur Wills, British organist and composer (“God and Music”), and educator, dies at 94
2021 – Bert Newton, Australian radio, television, and stage personality (Good Morning Australia; Logie Award ceremonies; 20-1), dies at 83

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Historical Events for 30th October 2023

1270 – The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis ended by agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis.
1502 – Vasco da Gama returns to Calicut, India for the second time.
1886 – Great Britain and Germany agree boundaries in East Africa
1894 – Daniel Cooper patents time clock
1930 – Turkey and Greece sign a treaty of friendship
1972 – The Northern Ireland Office issues a discussion document ‘The Future of Northern Ireland’; the paper states Britain’s commitment to the union as long as the majority of people wish to remain part of the United Kingdom
1993 – Toronto Maple Leafs lose 1st game of season after going 10-0-0
2015 – Polish tennis star Agnieszka Radwańska wins the WTA Finals title at Kallang. Singapore; beats Czech Petra Kvitová 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2016 – Canada and the EU sign free trade deal after opposition by Belgium
2016 – 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits central Italy – strongest in Italy for 36 years

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Today in History for 30th October 2023

Historical Events

1270 – The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis ended by agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis.
1864 – Treaty of Vienna signed to end the Second Schleswig War – Denmark loses control of Schleswig to Prussia, and of Holstein to Austria
1943 – Soviet forces under Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin commenced offensive on the 4th Ukrainian Front
1967 – USSR Kosmos 186 and 188 make 1st automatic docking and Venmera 13 launch
1975 – NY Daily News runs headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead”
1978 – Laura Nickel and Curt Noll find 25th Mersenne prime, 2 ^ 21701-1

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Famous Birthdays

1893 – Charles Atlas [Angelo Siciliano], Italian-American bodybuilder, born in Acri, Cosenza, Italy (d. 1972)
1912 – Preston Lockwood [Reginald], British actor (Time Bandits, Jeeves and Wooster), born in West Ham, Essex (d. 1996)
1928 – Michael Andrews, British painter, born in Norwich, England (d. 1995)
1953 – Kathleen Cody, American actress (Charley and the Angel), born in The Bronx, New York
1954 – Mario Testino, Peruvian-born English fashion photographer, born in Lima, Peru
1969 – Masanori Hikichi, Japanese video game music composer, born in Saitama, Japan

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Famous Deaths

1986 – Andrzej Markowski, Polish composer, dies at 62
1991 – Johan Mekkink, painter, dies
1992 – Joan Mitchell, American painter and printmaker dies of cancer aged 67
1993 – Paul Grégoire, French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal, dies at 82
1998 – Bulldog Turner, American Pro/College Football HOF center (Hardin–Simmons Uni; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 4 x Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), dies at 79
2020 – Herb Adderley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl 1967, 68, 71; 5 x Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), dies from COVID-19 at 81

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