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Today in History for 12th December 2023
Historical Events
1958 - Indian leg spin bowler Subhash "Fergie" Gupte takes 9-102 v W Indies at Kanpur
1970 - Polish government proclaims price rise
1980 - Apple makes its initial public offering on the US stock market - 38 years later it would become the first US company valued at over $1 trillion
1997 - Carlos the Jackal‚ "professional revolutionary"‚ goes on trial in Paris
1997 - Florida releases Alex Arias‚ the last original Marlin
2001 - Winona Ryder is arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills‚ California
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Famous Birthdays
1887 - Nigel Haig‚ English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; 1‚000 runs and 100 wickets 1921‚ 27‚ 29 Middlesex CCC)‚ born in London‚ England (d. 1966)
1920 - Dick James [Leon Vapnick]‚ British dance band vocalist and Beatles' music publisher (Northern Songs)‚ born in London‚ England (d. 1986)
1926 - Laurie Davidson‚ New Zealand yacht designer (Black Magic 1995; Team New Zealand 2000; America's Cup HOF 2007)‚ born in Auckland‚ New Zealand (d. 2021)
1964 - Sabu [Terry Michael Brunk]‚ American professional wrestler‚ born in Staten Island‚ New York
1966 - Jim Sandlak‚ NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)‚ born in Kitchener‚ Ontario
1967 - Takenobu Mitsuyoshi‚ Japanese video game music composer‚ born in Fukuoka Prefecture‚ Japan
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Famous Deaths
1882 - Robert Morris‚ 1st successful African American lawyer and abolitionist‚ dies at 59
1920 - Paul Lacôme‚ French composer‚ dies at 82
1971 - Jack Barnhill‚ Northern Ireland senator‚ assassinated
1998 - Mo Udall‚ American politician (Rep-D-AZ‚ 1961-91)‚ dies at 76
2003 - Heydar Aliyev [HeydÉ™r Æliyev]‚ Soviet-Azerbaijani politician (President of Azerbaijan‚ 1983-2003)‚ dies at 80
2022 - Mike Leach‚ American college football coach (Texas Tech 2000-09‚ Washington State University 2012-19‚ Mississippi State 2020-22)‚ dies from complications due to a heart condition at 61
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