Today in History for 21st March 2022

Historical Events

1860 - US extradition treaty with Sweden
1872 - 34th Grand National: John Page wins his second GN aboard 20/1 shot Casse Tete
1946 - UN set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx)
1966 - American medical drama series "Ben Casey", starring Vince Edwards and Sam Jaffe, ends a five season run on ABC-TV
1982 - Jerry Pate celebrates golf win by jumping into the water hazard
1997 - Film "Selena" is released based on the life of singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, starring Jennifer Lopez in her breakthrough role, directed by Gregory Nava

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Famous Birthdays

1891 - Jonathan Hale [Hatley], Canadian-American, actor (Blondie films; The Saint films), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 1960)
1921 - Joe Sutter, American engineer and head of the Boeing 747 program, born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2016)
1923 - Shri Mataji Nirmala Srivastava, Founder of Sahaja Yoga
1942 - Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemeni politician and 1st President of Yemen (1990-2012), born in Bait el-Ahmar, Kingdom of Yemen (d. 2017)
1946 - Timothy Dalton, Welsh actor (James Bond), born in Colwyn Bay, Wales
1968 - Vincent Courtois, French classically trained jazz cellist, born in Paris, France

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Famous Deaths

1729 - John Law, Scottish economist and author (Money and Trade Considered), dies at about 57
1762 - Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (b. 1713)
1830 - Johann Rudolf Wyss, Swiss folkorist and writer (Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 48
1978 - Louis Cottrell Jr., Creole-American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (Heritage Hall Jazz Band), dies at 67
1999 - Edward Playfair, British senior civil servant, dies at 89
2017 - Chuck Barris, american TV game show producer and host (Gong Show), dies at 87

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