Today in History for 11th September 2021

Historical Events

1940 - George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
1940 - -12] Buckingham Palace damaged by German bombs
1959 - Baltimore starter Jerry Walker pitches all 16 innings as the Orioles edge the Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at Memorial Stadium
1965 - Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
1980 - Ron LeFlore (91st) and Rodney Scott (58th), set teammate steal record
1981 - 2nd government of Van Agt forms in Netherlands

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Famous Birthdays

1962 - Kristy McNichol, American actress (Buddy-Family, Barbara-Empty Nest), born in Los Angeles, California
1962 - Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Bilbao, Spain
1965 - Paul Heyman, American entertainment producer and wrestling manager, born in Westchester County, New York
1975 - Juan Cobián, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1979 - Nathan Gale, American murderer (Heavy metal Pantera's concert murder), born in Marysville, Ohio (d. 2004)
1982 - Shriya Saran, South Indian actress (Santhosham), born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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Famous Deaths

1680 - Emperor Go-Mizunoo, 108th Emperor of Japan, dies at 84
1823 - David Ricardo, English economist (On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation), dies at 51
1974 - Víctor Olea Alegría, Chilean Socialist Party member
1992 - Paul Storken, Dutch priest (Away Backing), dies
2001 - Henry Herbert, 7th earl of Carnarvon, English peer and racing manager to the Queen, dies at 77
2001 - Barbara Olson, American political commentator (b. 1955)

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