Today in History for 16th April 2025

Historical Events

1912 - Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base)
1922 - Annie Oakley sets women's record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row
1980 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1981 - "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 13 performances
1985 - "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 79 performances

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Famous Birthdays

1697 - Johann Gottlieb Gorner, German composer, born in Penig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1778)
1935 - Bobby Vinton, American pop singer, known as "The Polish Prince" ("Roses Are Red (My Love)"; "Blue Velvet"; "My Melody Of Love"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1963 - Saleem Malik, Pakistani cricketer (memorable Pakistani and Essex batsman), born in Kayerpora, Lahore, Pakistan
1968 - Grace Kim, South Korean-American tennis star, born in South Korea
1975 - Joanna Ławrynowicz, Polish classical pianist, born in Warsaw, Poland

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Famous Deaths

1879 - Peter Kosler, German-Slovenian lawyer and cartographer who made the first map of Slovene land (Kosler's Map), dies at 55
1938 - Steve Bloomer, English footballer (b. 1874)
1989 - Tawfieq Yusuf Awwaad, Lebanese writer, dies
2011 - Paul Des Marais, American composer, dies at 90
2011 - Harold Volkmer, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, dies at 80

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