Today in History for 23rd March 2026

Historical Events

1857 - Elisha Otis installs his first elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City
1939 - 1st performance of Béla Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto at the Concertgebow, Amsterdam with Zoltán Székely on violin and Willem Mengelberg conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra
1988 - Geffen Records releases "Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 13th studio album
2007 - After some initial hesitation, Emma Watson signs on to appear as Hermione in the final three Harry Potter films
2020 - New York confirmed as new center of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US with 20,875 cases (5,707 in the last day) and 157 deaths

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Famous Birthdays

1919 - Carl Graffunder, American mid-century modernist architect in Minnesota, born in Rock Island, Illinois (d. 2013)
1933 - Hayes Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1956; World C'ship gold 1953-56), born in Akron, Ohio
1937 - Craig Breedlove, American auto racer (5 x world land speed record holder; first to reach 500mph (800km/h) and 600mph (970km/h), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2023)
1944 - George Scott, MLB first baseman, 1966-79 (Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and 2 other teams), born in Greenville, Mississippi, (d. 2013)
1972 - Jonas Bjorkman, Swedish tennis player (World #1 doubles 2001; 9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Davis Cup 1994, 97, 98; Tour Finals 1994, 2006), born in Vaxjo Sweden

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Famous Deaths

1680 - Nicolas Fouquet, French politician and Superintendent of Finances (1653-61) who became fabulously wealthy and later imprisoned for maladministration of state funds, dies in jail in Pinerolo at 65
1881 - Nikolay Rubinstein, Russian pianist, conductor, and composer, dies at 45
1979 - Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71
2006 - Sarah Caldwell, American conductor/opera director (Flagstaff), dies at 82
2015 - Lil' Chris [Hardman], British rock singer (Checkin' It Out), takes his own life at 24

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