Today in History for 8th February 2023

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Historical Events

1896 - Georges Feydeau's "Le Dindon" premieres in Paris

1972 - Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame

1973 - Jean Kerrs "Finishing Touches" premieres in NYC

1983 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period

1990 - "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine

1993 - Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die

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Famous Birthdays

1828 - Antonio Cagnoni, Italian composer, born in Godiasco (d. 1896)

1877 - Helen Homans, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1906), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 1949)

1906 - Chester F. Carlson, American inventor (photocopy), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1968)

1930 - Manuel Castillo, Andalusian classical pianist and composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 2005)

1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer

1983 - Jim Verraros, American pop singer (American Idol, 2002), born in Mount Prospect, Illinois

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Famous Deaths

1611 - Jan Huygen van Linschoten, Dutch traveller and writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies (B. 1653)

1650 - John Adriaensz, Dutch hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74

1909 - Edouard Silas, Dutch composer, dies at 80

1975 - Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)

1979 - Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet and writer (against Pasternak), dies at 82

1994 - Raymond Scott, American composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85

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