Today in History for 5th October 2022

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Historical Events

1450 - Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Ludwig IX
1864 - Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing South
1957 - 11th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: All-Stars beat Montreal Canadiens, 5-3
1992 - NY senator Alphonse D'Amato filibusters for 15 hours 20 mins
1996 - Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 innings in 4-3 ALDS win at Jacobs Field; Orioles win series, 3-1
2010 - Injured Indian cricket batsman VVS Laxman is the hero with 73 not out as the home team chases down 216 to beat Australia with just 1 wicket to spare in the 1st Test at Mohali

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Famous Birthdays

1728 - Chevalier d'Éon [Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d'Éon de Beaumont], French spy, diplomat, and transvestite, born in Tonnerre, France (d. 1810)
1840 - Fran Gerbič, Slovenian composer and tenor, born in Cerknica (d. 1917)
1894 - Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1920), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1948)
1906 - Leopold Kohr, Austrian social philosopher, born in Oberndorf, Austria (d. 1994)
1913 - Eugene B. Fluckey, American Navy submariner, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2007)
1971 - Chad Lewis, American football tight end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey

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Famous Deaths

1813 - Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief (Battle of Thames), dies in battle at 45
1906 - Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter, dies at 58
1933 - Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich, Russian WWI general, dies at 71
1993 - Karl Gordon Henize, American astronomer and NASA astronaut (STS-51-F), dies of high altitude pulmonary edema during an expedition on Mount Everest at 66
1995 - Dick Henry Jurgen, American swing bandleader, and songwriter ("Elmer's Tune"), dies of cancer at 85
1995 - Linda Gary, American voice actress (b. 1944)

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