Today in History for 16th July 2024

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Historical Events

1862 - David Farragut is 1st Rear Admiral in US Navy
1966 - Nigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of European Economic Community
1967 - Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida)
1985 - All star MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres)
1990 - 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in the Philippines
2023 - Taylor Swift’s re-recorded "Speak Now" album debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, her 12th No. 1 album, surpassing Barbra Streisand's record for #1 albums by a female artist

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Famous Birthdays

1855 - C. F. Abdy Williams, British organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Dawlish, England (d. 1923)
1882 - Edward Earle, Canadian actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1972)
1888 - Percy Kilbride, American stage and screen actor (The Egg and I; Ma and Pa Kettle films), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1964)
1942 - Frank Field, British Labour politician, born in Edmonton, Middlesex
1945 - Barry Dudleston, English cricket batsman (Leicestershire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC, Rhodesia) and umpire (2 Tests, 4 ODIs), born in Bebington, England
1953 - Douglas J. Feith, American Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1747 - Giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies
1868 - Louis François Dauprat, French composer and horn player, dies at 87
1980 - Robert Brackman, American artist, dies at 81
1982 - Patrick Dewaere, actor (Catherine and Co), shoots self at 35
2004 - George Busbee, Governor of Georgia (b. 1927)
2006 - Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (b. 1948)

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