Today in History for 18th August 2022

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Historical Events

1612 - Pendle Witch trial begins with 10 people accused of witchcraft in Lancaster, England, key witness 9 year-old boy
1700 - Swedish, English and Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark
1956 - Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 HRs in a 9 inning game
1958 - TV game show scandal investigation starts
1965 - Dutch soccer team FC Den Bosch (successor to BVV 1906 and Wilhelmina 1890) is established at 's-Hertogenbosch
1989 - Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as NY Yankee manager

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Famous Birthdays

1882 - Marcel Samuel-Rousseau, French organist and opera composer (Le Bon Roi Dagobert), born in Paris (d. 1955)
1907 - Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, Executive (BBC), born in Sheppey, Kent, England (d. 1996)
1919 - Walter J Hickel, (Gov-R-Alaska)/US Secretary of Interior (1969-71)
1941 - Dennis Claridge, American football quarterback (NFL C'ship 1965, Green Bay Packers; Atlantic Falcons), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2018)
1956 - John Debney, American composer, born in Glendale, California
1968 - Greta Lind, American actress (Katie Kennicott-All My Children), born in Goshen, New York

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Famous Deaths

1943 - Hans Jeschonnek, German air force general/chief-staff, commits suicide
1946 - Georg Åberg, Swedish athlete (Olympic silver triple jump; bronze long jump 1912), dies at 53
1968 - Cy Walter, American jazz pianist (Three's Company), dies of cancer at 52
2003 - Tony Jackson, British bass player (The Searchers, 1962-64 - "Sugar And Spice"), dies from a combination of diabetes, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver at 65
2009 - Kim Dae-jung, 8th President of South Korea (1998-2003) and 2000 Nobel Peace Prize 2000 laureate, dies at 85
2015 - (Alan) "Bud" Yorkin, American film and television producer and director (Divorce American Style; All in the Family; Sanford And Son), dies at 89

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