Today in History for 26th August 2022

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Historical Events

1922 - Japanese cruiser Niitaka driven onto rocks in storm at Kamchatka, 284 killed
1945 - Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan's surrender at the end of WWII
1962 - Minnesota Twins Jack Kralick no-hits KC A's, 1-0
1973 - David Eisenhower writes his last sports column
1984 - Tatyana Kazankina of USSR sets 3k woman record (8:22.62) in Leningrad
1986 - Robert Chambers, the "Preppie Killer" murders Jennifer Levin in New York City's Central Park, afterwards claimed "rough sex" as motive

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Famous Birthdays

1862 - Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)
1900 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (rocket engines and gas turbines), born in Wedel, Germany (d. 1980)
1942 - John E. Blaha, American USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81), born in San Antonio, Texas
1946 - Mark Snow [Martin Fulterman], American television and film composer (The X-Files theme), born in New York City
1949 - Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician ("Seduced"; "Theme to Mr. Belvedere"), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2019)
1974 - Eric D. Snider, American humor columnist / movie reviewer, born in Lake Elsinore, California

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Famous Deaths

1666 - Frans Hals, Dutch painter known for his portraiture (Laughing Cavalier) (b. circa 1580)
1770 - Domingos dos Reis Quita, Portuguese playwright and poet, dies at 42
1894 - Te Wherowhero Tāwhia, Second Māori King and leader of the Waikato tribes in New Zealand, dies at 71 or 72
1980 - Tex Avery, American cartoonist (b. 1908)
1994 - Tariq Yunus, Indian actor (Bollywood; Ashanti; Deceivers), dies at 54
2003 - Wayne Andre, American jazz and session trombonist, dies at 72

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