Today in History for 6th October 2021

Historical Events

1928 - PGA Championship Men's Golf, Five Farms CC: Leo Diegel dominates Al Espinosa, 6 and 5 in the final to win the first of his 2 consecutive titles
1941 - German army occupies Briansk, USSR
1944 - Allied aircraft accidentally bomb Fishing, Overijssel
1979 - MLB American League Championship: Baltimore Orioles beat California Angels, 3 games to 1
1990 - Solar Polar Orbiter 'Ulysses' launched
2000 - President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milošević resigns

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Famous Birthdays

1884 - Lloyd Spooner, American marksman (Olympic-4 gold/1 silver/2 bronze-1920)
1925 - Shana Alexander, American journalist (60 Minutes), born in NYC, New York
1927 - Alice Bauer, American golfer (co-founder LPGA), born in Eureka, South Dakota (d. 2002)
1960 - Richard Jobson, British TV person/rocker (Skids-Scared to Dance)
1963 - Jsu Garcia, American actor
1973 - Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor

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Famous Deaths

1861 - Elias Canneman, liberal minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84
1885 - Thomas Talbot, American politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts, dies at 67
1980 - Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. 1921)
1995 - Lillian Fuchs, American violist and composer, dies at 91
2011 - Diane Cilento, Australian actress (Agony and Ecstasy, Wicker Man), dies at 78
2011 - Brad Felt, American jazz tuba and euphonium player, composer, and bandleader, dies of pancreatic cancer at 55

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