Today in History for 14th January 2024

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Historical Events

1868 - North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh

1927 - Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers

1961 - Chicago Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL

1979 - John McEnroe wins his first of 3 season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 against fellow American Arthur Ashe at Madison Square Garden, NYC

1993 - Polish ferry boat capsizes in storm, 50 die

1998 - Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge

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Famous Birthdays

1477 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)

1914 - Gaetano Alibrandi, Italian Catholic priest and papal diplomat, born in Castiglione di Sicilia, Catania, Sicily (d. 2003)

1925 - Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-born French businessman, entrepreneur and soft-drink manufacturer (Orangina), born in Boufarik, French Algeria (d. 2013)

1947 - Rubén Olivares, Mexican boxer (4-division world champion), born in Mexico City

1978 - Just Blaze [Justin Smith], American hip hop producer, born in Paterson, New Jersey

1980 - Byron Leftwich, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.

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Famous Deaths

1676 - Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, dies at 73

1887 - Peter Donders, Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname, dies at 77

1890 - Francesco D'Arcais, Italian composer, dies at 59

1978 - Robert Heger, German conductor and composer, dies at 91

1993 - Elisabeth Antoinette de Vreugd, chambermaid for Dutch Queen, dies at 98

2006 - Henri Colpi, French New Wave film editor and director, dies at 84

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