Today in History for 25th May 2022

Historical Events

1904 - 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
1943 - Agnes Moorehead appears in "Sorry, Wrong Number" on the radio program "Suspense", her most successful appearance
1967 - European Cup Final, Estádio Nacional, Lisbon: Glasgow Celtic beats Internazionale, 2-1; first British team to win the Cup
1968 - BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill
1991 - "People Are Still Having Sex" by LaTour hits #35
1995 - The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla

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Famous Birthdays

1783 - Philip Pendleton Barbour, American politician and U.S. Supreme Court justice, born in Gordonsville, Virginia (d. 1841)
1925 - Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet (Balún Canán), born in Mexico City (d. 1974)
1938 - Raymond Carver, American poet and short story writer (Furious Season), born in Clatskanie, Oregon (d. 1988)
1960 - Wallace Roney, American post-bop jazz trumpeter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
1968 - Kendall Gill, American NBA guard and forward (NJ Nets), born in Chicago, Illinois
1993 - Norman Powell, American NBA player (Toronto Raptors), born in San Diego, California

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Famous Deaths

992 - Mieszko I, Grand Duke and ruler of Poland (960-992), dies at around 61
1401 - Maria, Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Athens and Neopatria, dies at 37
1595 - Valens Acidalius, German critic and poet (b. 1567)
1985 - Robert Nathan, American poet and novelist (Portrait of Jennie), dies at 91
2006 - Otto Zykan, Austrian pianist and composer, dies at 71
2020 - Marvin Luster, American CFL Hall of Fame defensive back (6 x CFL All Star; Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes), dies at 82

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