Today in History for 26th February 2023

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Historical Events

1869 - Franz Schubert's Symphony number 4, "The Tragic", premieres

1918 - Stands at Hong Kong Jockey Club collapse and burn, killing 604

1923 - Italian nationalist and fascists merge (blue-shirts and black-shirts)

1933 - Golden Gate Bridge groundbreaking ceremony held at Crissy Field

1940 - US Air Defense Command forms at Mitchel Field, LI, NY

1991 - NY-NJ Knights (WLAF) players 1st come together

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Famous Birthdays

1837 - Charles Woeste, Belgian count, Minister of Justice, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1922)

1880 - Lionel Logue, Australian speech therapist who treated King George VI (The Kings Speech), born in Adelaide (d. 1953)

1917 - Robert Taft Jr, American politician (Sen-R-Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1993)

1946 - Bobby "Bingo" Smith, American NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Memphis, Tennessee

1970 - Meeno Peluce, Dutch actor (Bad News Bears), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands

1981 - Kertus Davis, American auto racer (competition director NASCAR team JD Motorsports), born in Gaffney, South Carolina

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Famous Deaths

1650 - Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Savoyard grammarian and man of letters, dies at 65

1883 - Alexandros Koumoundouros, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1817)

1933 - Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1853)

1990 - Maurine Stuart, Zen teacher (head of Cambridge Buddhist Association), dies

2016 - Andy Bathgate, professional ice hockey player (New York Rangers, 1958 NHL MVP), dies at 83

2017 - Robert Allworth, Australian composer (A Different Time, A Different Place), dies at 74

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