Today in History for 22nd September 2021

Historical Events

1784 - Russian trappers establish a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska
1864 - Sheridan sets up camp in Harrisonburg, Virginia
1925 - New York left fielder Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-home runs as the Yankees score an 11-6 home victory over Chicago White Sox
1935 - Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115
1986 - LA Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games
1993 - STS-51 (Discovery) lands

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Famous Birthdays

1935 - Harriet King, American Olympic fencer, born in New York City
1939 - Mike Sullivan, American politician (Gov-Wyoming 1987-95), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1962 - Rob Stone, American actor (Kevin-Mr Belvedere), born in Chicago, Illinois
1981 - Ashley Eckstein, American actress (voice of Ahsoka Tan in Star Wars), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1984 - Ross Jarman, English drummer (The Cribs), born in Wakefield, England
1984 - Misha Green, American screen writer, director and producer (Lovecraft Country), born in Sacramento, California

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Famous Deaths

1852 - William Tierney Clark, English civil engineer, dies at 69
1873 - Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss politician, dies at 62
1927 - Giannotto Bastianelli, Italian musician and composer, dies at 44
1960 - Melanie Klein, Austrian-British author and child psychoanalyst (object relations theory), dies at 78
1996 - Mohammed Ben Amhed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria (1979-84), dies
2004 - Edward Larrabee Barnes, American architect (Walker Art Center), dies at 89

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