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Today in History for 26th August 2021

Historical Events

1944 – Bulgaria announces withdrawal and German troops are to be disarmed
1947 – Dodgers’ Dan Bankhead, MLB’s 1st African-American pitcher, homers in his 1st MLB at bat in 16-3 loss to Pittsburgh, at Ebbetts Field, Brooklyn, NYC
1973 – University of Texas (Arlington) is first accredited school to offer belly dancing
2012 – 17 villagers in Afghanistan’s Kajaki district are beheaded by an unknown organization
2017 – Violent clashes after conviction of spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh kill 31 in Panchkula, 120 admitted to hospital
2017 – Half a million people take part in a peace march in Barcelona, following terrorist attacks

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Famous Birthdays

1788 – Aloys Schmitt, German pianist, composer and music theorist (Preparatory Exercises, Op. 16), born in Erlenbach am Main, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1866)
1891 – Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author
1942 – John E. Blaha, American USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81), born in San Antonio, Texas
1959 – Kathryn P Hire, American Lt Commander USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90), born in Mobile, Alabama
1966 – Shirley Manson, Scottish rock singer (Garbage), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1979 – Jamal Lewis, American NFL running back (Super Bowl 2000; NFL rushing yards leader 2003; Baltimore Ravens), born in Atlanta, Georgia

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Famous Deaths

1785 – George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716)
1977 – Heinz Rottger, German composer, dies at 67
1978 – Charles Boyer, French actor (Gaslight, Rogues), dies at 78
1995 – Evelyn Wood, speed reading guru, dies at 86
2002 – Miguel Querol Gavalda, Spanish musicologist and composer, dies at 90
2011 – John McAleese, British SAS Trooper, Team leader during 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege (b. 1949)

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Famous Deaths for 25th August 2021

1711 – Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician
1868 – Jacob van Lennep, Dutch 2nd member of parliament, dies at 66
1904 – William Hall, Canadian Royal Naval sailor (b. 1827)
1936 – Grigory Zinoviev [Hirsch Apfelbaum], Russian revolutionary, dies at 52
1971 – Ted Lewis [Theodore Leopold Friedman], American entertainer, bandleader and musician (Is Everybody Happy?), dies of lung failure at 81
1989 – Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer, dies at 80
1997 – Clodomiro Almeyda Medina, Chilean external minister (1970-73), dies
2008 – John Thoday, British geneticist, dies at 91
2013 – Gilmar, Brazilian football player, dies from complications from a heart attack at 83
2015 – Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spin bowler (9 Tests), dies at 90

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Historical Events for 25th August 2021

1921 – US signs peace treaty with Germany
1936 – 3 Braves hit twice in an inning getting 2 hits each
1937 – Japanese fleet blockades Chinese coast
1941 – British and Soviet troops attack pro-German Iran
1943 – US forces overrun New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II
1952 – Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0
1952 – Puerto Rico becomes a US commonwealth
1979 – “Madwoman of Central Park West” closes at 22 Steps NYC after 86 performances
2012 – 330 people are killed as a result of conflict in the Syrian civil war
2019 – NASA investigates possibly the 1st crime in space over astronaut Anne McClain illegally accessing bank a/c from space

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Today in History for 25th August 2021

Historical Events

1912 – The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
1928 – Tri-City Rugby Football Union forms consisting of Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg
1941 – German troops conquer Nowgorod, Leningrad
1967 – Train crash at Beesd, Netherlands: 2 die
1984 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1987 – Madonna sings in Rotterdam

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Famous Birthdays

1921 – Bryce Mackasey, Canadian politician, born in Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
1925 – Thea Astley, Australian novelist and short-story writer, born in Queensland, Australia (d. 2004)
1941 – Mario Corso, Italian soccer winger (23 caps; Inter Milan 413 games) and coach (Lecce, Inter), born in Verona, Italy (d. 2020)
1944 – Conrad Black, Canadian-born British newspaper magnate, born in Montreal, Quebec
1975 – Molly Tuter, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
1976 – Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor (True Blood, Big Little Lies), born in Stockholm, Sweden

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Famous Deaths

1688 – Henry Morgan, Welsh pirate and privateer who raided Spanish settlements and shipping, dies at 53
1885 – Reuben Fenton, American merchant and politician (22nd Governor of New York), dies at 66
1975 – John R Dunning, US physicist, dies at 67
1995 – Doug Stegmeyer, American rock bassist (Billy Joel Band, 1976-87), dies of a self-inflicted gun wound at 43
2005 – Peter Glotz, German politician (b. 1939)
2009 – Robert Heppener, Dutch composer (Hymns and Conversations for 28 Harps; Memento), dies at 84

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Famous Deaths for 24th August 2021

1101 – Su Shi [Zizhan], Chinese poet, artist and important figure in Song Dynasty politics, dies at 64
1798 – Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (b. 1709)
1943 – Ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies
1957 – Ronald Arbuthnott Knox, British priest, broadcaster and author (Viaduct Murder), dies at 69
1958 – Paul Henry, Northern Irish artist, dies at 82
1977 – Soewarsih Djojopoespito, Indonesian writer (Toe the Line), dies at 65
1999 – Mary Jane Croft, American actress (The Lucy Show, Our Miss Brooks), dies of natural causes at 83
2012 – Pauli Ellefsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1981-85), dies at 76
2015 – Justin Wilson, English auto racer (International Formula 3000 C’ship; Champ Car Series 4 wins), dies as a result of on track accident at 37
2017 – Jay Thomas [Jon Thomas Terrell], American actor and comedian (Cheers, Murphy Brown), dies of cancer at 69

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Historical Events for 24th August 2021

1858 – Richmond “Daily Dispatch” reports 90 blacks arrested for learning
1907 – Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Brisbane : Australian Horace Rice beats Harry Parker of New Zealand 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
1912 – NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe and victorious US Olympians
1937 – Republican offensive near Belchite, Spain
1950 – Edith Sampson named 1st African American US delegate to UN
1957 – English soccer player Jimmy Greaves’ (17) 1st game for Chelsea
1963 – 1st 200 metre freestyle swum under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58)
1978 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
2013 – 30 people are killed in a gang battle involving flame throwers in Palmasola prison, Bolivia
2015 – China stock market’s “Black Monday”, Shanghai Composite loses 8.5%, sending other international markets lower

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Today in History for 24th August 2021

Historical Events

1217 – Battle of South Foreland: English fleet beats France
1814 – British forces capture Washington, D.C. and destroy many landmarks (War of 1812)
1904 – Battle of Liao-Yang-200,000 Japanese against 150,000 Russian, Japanese tactical victory
1914 – Jerome Kern and Michael E Rourles musical premieres in NYC
1921 – Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey and Greece
1994 – Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m free style (14:41.66)

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Famous Birthdays

1898 – Malcolm Cowley, American author (Flowering of New England), born in Belsano, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1902 – Carlo Gambino, Italian-born American mafioso (Gambino family), born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy (d. 1976)
1919 – Enrique Llanes, Mexican professional wrestler, born in Otumba de Gómez Farías, Mexico (d. 2004)
1944 – Gregory Jarvis, American engineer and astronaut (STS 25), born in Detroit, Michigan
1946 – Richard N. Richards, American naval officer and astronaut (STS 28, 41, 50, 64), born in Key West, Florida
1961 – Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode)

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Famous Deaths

1991 – Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic silver 1912), dies at 99
1993 – Professor D B Deodhar, cricketer (Ind non-Test bat o 30s), dies at 101
1996 – Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69
1997 – Vincente “Tete” Montoliu, Catalonian jazz pianist, dies at 64
1998 – Gene Page, American arranger and composer (Righteous Brothers, Whitney Houston), dies at 58
2020 – Paul Wolfisberg, Swiss soccer forward (FC Luzern) and coach (Switzerland 1981-85), dies at 87

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Famous Deaths for 23rd August 2021

1387 – King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)
1777 – Giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77
1813 – Alexander Wilson, Scottish ornithologist and naturalist, dies at 47
1898 – Joseph Robinson, Irish singer, organist and composer, dies at 82
1927 – Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Massachusetts
1961 – Beals Wright, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1905; doubles 1904-06), dies at 81
1962 – Irving Fine, American composer (Toccata), dies of heart disease at 47
1967 – Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver, dies at 48
1982 – Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman and heir to the Bloomingdale’s department store, dies at 66
1995 – Leslie Graves, American actress (Brenda-Capitol, Death Wish 2), dies of AIDS at 35

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Historical Events for 23rd August 2021

1328 – Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers
1793 – French Revolution: The National Convention adopts the levée en masse, conscripting all able-bodied men between 18 and 25 for military service during the French Revolutionary Wars
1839 – British capture Hong Kong from China
1931 – Philadelphia A’s Lefty Grove, loses 1-0 (Browns) after winning 16 straight
1971 – WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1990 – US begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf
2005 – Hurricane Katrina forms over the Bahamas, later becoming a category 5 hurricane
2008 – Ethiopian distance runner Kenenisa Bekele wraps up the 5,000/10,000m double at the Beijing Olympics when he takes gold in the 5k in an Olympic record 12:57.82
2010 – Manila hostage crisis, which occurred at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, where a dismissed police officer took hostage a tour bus full of Chinese nationals.
2020 – UEFA Champions League Final, Lisbon: Kingsley Coman heads German giants Bayern Munich to the club’s 6th crown in a 1-0 win over Paris St-Germain

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Today in History for 23rd August 2021

Historical Events

1869 – 1st carload of rail freight (boots and shoes) arrives in San Francisco, from Boston after a 16-day trip
1915 – Tsar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army
1946 – 13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97,380)
1963 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1972 – Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates Vice President Spiro Agnew but not unanimously: 1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley
2008 – Midfielder Ángel Di María scores a 58th minute winner as Argentina beats Nigeria 1-0 to take the men’s football gold medal at the Beijing Olympics; 89,102 at the National Stadium

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Famous Birthdays

1911 – Albert Alberts, Dutch writer and journalist (French battle), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1996)
1919 – Robert Crichton-Brown, Australian businessman and CEO (Rothmans International), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2013)
1922 – Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (8 World C’ship gold 1951-59), born in Karttula, Finland (d. 2015)
1951 – Akhmad Kadyrov, 1st President of Chechnya, born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2004)
1973 – James Roe, American football wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens), born in Richmond, Virginia
1974 – Benjamin Limo, Kenyan runner, born in Eldoret, Kenya

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Famous Deaths

1387 – King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)
1853 – Alexander Calder, first mayor of Beaumont, Texas (b. 1806)
1933 – Adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62
1962 – Irving Fine, American composer (Toccata), dies of heart disease at 47
1980 – Norman Shelley, English radio actor (Churchill’s Speech), dies at 77
2006 – Maynard Ferguson, Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader, dies at 78

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