Today in History for 9th October 2021

Historical Events

1799 - Sinking of British frigate HMS Lutine, with the loss of 240 men and cargo worth £1,200,000 off Dutch coast
1855 - American inventor Isaac Singer patents sewing machine motor
1944 - Canadian offensive in West-Zeeuws-Flanders
1975 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco
2007 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at an all-time high
2019 - Turkey launches airstrikes on Kurdish forces in Northern Syria after US President Donald Trump announces decision to pull back US forces

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Famous Birthdays

1914 - Roger Goeb, American composer, born in Cherokee, Iowa (d. 1997)
1962 - Jorge Burruchaga, Argentine soccer attacking midfielder and manager (57 caps; Independiente, Nantes), born in Gualeguay, Argentina
1973 - Erin Daniels, American actress (The L Word), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1978 - Juan Dixon, American basketball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
1982 - António Mendonça, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
1996 - Bella Hadid [Isabella Khair Hadid], American fashion model, born in Los Angeles, California

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Famous Deaths

1781 - Thomas Erskine, 6th earl of Kellie, Scottish composer and musician, dies at 49
1837 - Charles Fourier, French utopian socialist (Harmony universal), dies
1868 - Howell Cobb, American politician (U.S. Secretary of Treasury), dies at 53
1963 - Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer, dies at 85
1996 - Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher, politician, dies at 83
2011 - Mark Kingston, English actor (Intimate Contact), dies at 77

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