Today in History for 10th December 2022

Historical Events

1923 - Polish government of Grabski forms
1926 - 1st radio broadcast in the Sprinfield area (WCBS)
1963 - Leonard Bernstein premieres his Third Symphony "Kaddish" with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, in Tel Aviv, Israel
1986 - Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize
1993 - "Doom" pioneering first-person shooter video game is uploaded onto the internet by id Software
2013 - Uruguay becomes the first country to legalize the growth, sale, and use of marijuana

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Famous Birthdays

1872 - Johann Babtist Thaller, German composer, born in Röhrmoos, Germany (d. 1952)
1891 - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German-Swedish poet and playwright (O the Chimneys - Nobel Prize for Literature 1966), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1970)
1893 - Walter Rein, German composer, born in Stotternheim (d. 1955)
1935 - Terry Allcock, English footballer (Norwich City), born in Leeds, England
1939 - Barry Cunliffe, English archaeologist and university professor, born in Portsmouth, England
1965 - (Joseph) "J" Mascis, American rock singer and guitarist (Dinosaur Jr), born in Amherst, Massachusetts

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Famous Deaths

1736 - António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese ruler of Malta (b. 1663)
1831 - Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (Seebeck effect), dies at 61
1992 - Bernard Reichel, Swiss composer, dies at 91
1994 - Alexander Wilson, Canadian athlete (b. 1905)
1997 - Jake Carey, American actor (Rock Rock Rock!, Go, Johnny, Go!), dies at 71
2005 - Eugene McCarthy, American politician (Sen-D-Minn) and presidential candidate, dies of parkinsons at 89

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