Today in History for 23rd July 2022

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Historical Events

1594 - Dutch city Groningen held by Spain surrenders to Dutch and England army led by Maurice of Orange
1877 - 1st telephone and telegraph line in Hawaii completed
1959 - US Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit to the USSR
1966 - Cavern Club in Liverpool reopens
2005 - Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people
2010 - One Direction is formed during the X Factor show as Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson join together

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Famous Birthdays

1902 - Walter Burle Marx, Brazilian pianist and composer, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1990)
1906 - Clancy Cooper, American actor (Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 1975)
1917 - John Stokes, British MP (C), born in Sandy, Bedfordshire (d. 2003)
1950 - Blair Thornton, Canadian rock guitarist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 1974-79), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1957 - Larry Stefanki, American tennis star, born in Elmhurst, Illinois
1968 - Chris Kerber, American lightweight rower (Olympics 1996), born in Collingswood, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1403 - Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (executed) (b. 1343)
1878 - Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician (b. 1804)
1944 - Max Nettlau, German anarchist and historian, dies at 79
1955 - Cordell Hull, American Secretary of State (1933-44) who established United Nations (Nobel Peace Prize 1945), dies at 83
1996 - Hamilton Fish IV, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1969-95), dies at 70
2011 - Johnny Hoes, Dutch musician and producer (Wished I'd Stayed With My Mom), dies at 94

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