Today in History for 11th March 2022

Historical Events

1862 - 12] General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief
1863 - 25th Grand National: George Stevens wins his 2nd GN aboard 4/1 Emblem; winning mare's full sister Emblematic wins the following year
1919 - General strike in Germany crushed
1968 - Anti-Zionist Clandestine Radio Voice of El Assifa starts transmitting
1983 - 9th People's Choice Awards: Burt Reynolds, Jane Fonda and Katharine Hepburn win (Motion Picture) and Tom Selleck, Linda Evans and Loretta Swit win (TV)
1993 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN

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Famous Birthdays

1876 - Carl Ruggles, American composer (Evocations), born in Marion, Massachusetts (d. 1971)
1899 - Frederick IX [Christian FFMKWG], King of Denmark (1947-72)
1910 - Robert H G Havemann, German chemist
1921 - Astor Piazzolla, Argentinian banodeonist, and composer (Tango Nuevo), born in Mar del Plata, Argentina (d. 1992)
1956 - Curtis L Brown Jr, NC, astronaut (STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, sk:95)
1964 - Shane Richie, British actor (EastEnders, Flushed Away), born in Harlesden, London

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Famous Deaths

1826 - Gervais-François Couperin, French composer, dies at 66
1874 - Charles Sumner, American politician, Senator Massachusetts (1851-74) and anti-slavery advocate, dies at 63
1941 - Walford Davies, English composer, dies at 71
1956 - Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, Russian opera composer, dies at 83
1995 - Frank Fidler, English artist, dies at 84
1996 - Vince Edwards, American actor, director, and singer (Ben Casey, The Devil's Brigade, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 67

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