Today in History for 7th September 2023

Historical Events

1191 - Third Crusade: Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the Battle of Arsuf
1942 - US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: American Ted Schroeder wins his first of 2 Grand Slam events; beats countryman Frank Parker 8-6, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
1950 - Monasteries shut down in Hungary
1952 - Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tenn)
1970 - Jerry Lewis' 5th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1974 - Shirley Cothran (Texas), 21, crowned 47th Miss America 1975

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Famous Birthdays

1860 - Grandma Moses [Anna Mary Robertson], American primitive painter (Old Oaken Bucket), born in Greenwich, New York (d. 1961)
1864 - Ernest Halliwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests), born in Ealing, England (d. 1919)
1925 - Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, businesswoman and co-founder of Laura Ashley, born in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1985)
1927 - John Milford, American actor (Command and Conquer: Red Alert, Homefront), born in Johnstown, New York (d. 2000)
1975 - Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer, born in Heredia, Costa Rica
1980 - Mark Prior, American baseball player, coach (Chicago Cubs), born in San Diego, California

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Famous Deaths

1984 - Joe Cronin, American Baseball HOF shortstop (7 x MLB All Star), manger (Boston RS, Washington Senators) and executive (AL President 1959-73), dies at 77
1986 - Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov, Russian-Soviet conductor and composer, dies at 83
1998 - John Hayes, British Naval Officer and Naval Secretary, dies at 85
2008 - Richard "Popcorn" Wylie, American RandB and soul pianist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer, dies of congestive heart failure at 69
2011 - Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey center (World C'ship gold 2005; Carolina Hurricanes), dies in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster at 30
2022 - Bernard Shaw, American television news journalist (CBS, ABC), and 1st anchor of CNN, dies of pneumonia at 82

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