Today in History for 19th October 2022

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Historical Events

1888 - Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs
1912 - Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control
1944 - Canadian troops liberate Aardensburg
1964 - American sprinter Edith McGuire runs an Olympic record 23.0 to win the women's 200m gold medal in Tokyo; minor place medallists Irena Szewińska of Poland and Australian Marilyn Black both record 23.1
2001 - SIEV-X, an Indonesian fishing boat en-route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 asylum seekers, sinks killing 353
2005 - Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity

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Famous Birthdays

1866 - Clarence Lucas, Canadian composer, librettist, conductor, and music professor, born in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario (d. 1947)
1932 - Robert Reed, American actor (Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse), born in Highland Park, Illinois (d. 1992)
1958 - Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
1965 - Brad Daugherty, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1988, 89, 91–93; Cleveland Cavaliers) and broadcaster (ESPN College Basketball and NASCAR), born in Black Mountain, North Carolina
1983 - Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress (Elizabeth Woodville-The White Queen, Mission Impossible– Rogue Nation, Dune), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1992 - Lil Durk [Durk Derrick Banks], American rapper (The Voice of the Heroes, 7220), born in Chicago, Illinois

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Famous Deaths

1547 - Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46
1950 - Edna St Vincent Millay, American poet/dramatist/feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize), dies at 58
2007 - Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor and novelist (Brief American), dies at 81
2008 - Mr. Blackwell, American fashion critic, dies at 86
2009 - Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (Dr No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables), dies at 91
2014 - Lynda Bellingham, Canadian-born English actress, dies from colon cancer at 66

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