Today in History for 11th September 2022

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Historical Events

1909 - German astronomer Max Wolf rediscovers Halley's comet
1916 - German troops conquer Kavalla, Greece
1940 - 54th US Postmaster General: Frank C. Walker of Pennsylvania takes office
1950 - 1st typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited
1956 - Vladimir Kuts runs world record 10k (28:42.8)
1971 - "2 by 2" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 343 performances

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Famous Birthdays

1584 - Thomas Erpenius [van Erpe], Dutch orientalist and Arabist (grammar), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1624)
1859 - Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian Realist writer (Pavao Šegota), born in Senj, Croatia (d. 1905)
1926 - Eddie Miksis, American baseball player, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 2005)
1969 - Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1977 - Ludacris [Christopher Bridges], American rapper ("Stand Up"; "Act A Fool"), and actor (The Ride; Fast and Furious franchise), born in Champaign, Illinois
1987 - Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress (Jemma Simmons-Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

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Famous Deaths

1891 - Antero Tarquínio de Quental, Portuguese poet (Beatrice), dies at 49
1911 - William R. Boggs, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and chief of engineers, dies at 82
1946 - Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer (Holland Drama), dies at 72)
1978 - Georgi Markov, Bulgarian dissident (b. 1929)
2004 - Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Greek Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, dies at 55
2011 - Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (b. 1984)

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