Today in History for 6th April 2022

Historical Events

1859 - US recognizes Liberal government in Mexico's War of Reform
1919 - Bavaria proclaims itself a soviet republic
1930 - 1st transcontinental glider tow completed
1935 - H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses and sinks 371 more
1945 - World War II: Dutch city of Coevorden freed from German occupation by Canadian forces
1991 - 145th Grand National: In Canadian distillery Seagram's final year of race sponsorship, New Zealand-bred chestnut gelding Seagram wins, ridden by Nigel Hawke

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Famous Birthdays

1819 - Johann A H Scheler, Belgian librarian
1823 - Joseph Medill, St John NB Canada, newspaper editor (Chicago Tribune)
1866 - Joseph Lincoln Steffens, muckraker/journalist (Shame of the Cities)
1940 - Homero Aridjis, Mexican poet (La Tumba de Filidor)
1965 - Virginia Lee, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
1973 - Sun Wen, Chinese footballer

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Famous Deaths

1707 - Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies at 73
1779 - Tommaso MFS Traetta, Italian opera composer (Farnace), dies at 52
1883 - Benjamin Wright Raymond, American politician (b. 1801)
1975 - Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (1928-1975), dies at 87
1978 - Nicolas Nabokov, Russian composer (Holy Devil), dies at 74
1983 - Ana Maria, Salvador guerilla leader, murdered

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