Today in History for 13th December 2023
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Today in History for 13th December 2023

Historical Events 1545 - Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III 1961 - "The Young Ones" directed by Sidney J. Furie‚ starring Cliff Richard‚ Robert Morley and Carole Gray premieres in London 1983 - KYA-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KOIT 1985 - Australian cricketer David Boon's 1st Test century‚ 123 v India at Adelaide 2013 - "Beyoncé" 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released 2022 - First nuclear fusion reaction in a laboratory setting‚ replicating the same energy that powers the sun - announced by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory‚ California More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1877 - Mykola Leontovych‚ Ukrainian composer (Carol of the Bells)‚ born in Selevyntsi‚ Podolia‚ Russian Empire (d. 1921) 1918 - Bill Vukovich‚ American auto racer (Indianapolis 500‚ 1953-4)‚ born in Fresno‚ California (d. 1955) 1936 - J. C. Martin‚ American baseball player‚ born in Axton‚ Virginia 1943 - Arturo Ripstein‚ Mexican film director (El Lugar Sin Limites‚ Foxtrot)‚ born in Mexico City 1953 - Thomas E. Sanders‚ American aerial cameraman (Living Daylights)‚ born in San Pedro‚ California (d. 2017) 1974 - Chris Lewis‚ CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1908 - Augustus Le Plongeon‚ French-American photographer and antiquitarian‚ dies at 83 1929 - Knut Algot HÃ¥kanson‚ Swedish composer‚ dies at 42 1931 - Gustave le Bon‚ French psychologist (b. 1840) 1975 - Hendrik Johan Kruls‚ Dutch general and chief military authority (1944-46)‚ dies at 73 2008 - Horst Tappert‚ German director‚ actor and former SS member (Derrick)‚ dies of diabetes at 85 2019 - Roy Loney‚ American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies‚ 1965-71)‚ dies of multiple organ failure at 73 More Famous Deaths »