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Today in History for 16th March 2024
Historical Events
1731 - Treaty of Vienna signed by Prince Eugene of Savoy‚ Count Sinzendorf and Count Gundacker‚ Thomas Stahremberg and the British envoy to Vienna‚ Sir Thomas Robinson.
1948 - Jazz musician Billie Holiday is released early from Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia due to good behavior
1949 - KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego‚ CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1991 - Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi
2014 - 55th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Florida beats Kentucky‚ 61-60
2020 - COVID-19 study by London Imperial College showing migration approach could lead to 250‚00 deaths in UK‚ over 1 million in US‚ prompts strategy changes from both countries
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Famous Birthdays
1902 - Lucie Rie‚ Austrian-born British potter‚ born in Vienna (d. 1995)
1922 - Harding Lemay‚ American writer (head writer for soap "Another World")‚ born in North Bangor‚ New York (d. 2018)
1940 - Keith Rowe‚ English improvisational tabletop guitarist (AMM; M.I.M.E.O.) and painter‚ born in Plymouth‚ England
1942 - Jerry Jeff Walker [Ronald Clyde Crosby]‚ American country music singer and songwriter ("Mr. Bojangles")‚ born in Oneonta‚ New York (d. 2020)
1951 - Ritchie Teeter‚ American drummer (The Dictators‚ 1976-79; Twisted Sister‚ 1980-81)‚ born in the USA (d. 2012)
1968 - Ananya Khare‚ Indian actress and teacher
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Famous Deaths
1629 - Emilia van Nassau‚ daughter of William I of Orange and Anna of Saxony‚ dies at 59
1841 - Félix Savart‚ French surgeon and physicist (Law of Biot and Savart)‚ dies at 49
1975 - Richard W. DeKorte‚ American politician (b. 1936)
1984 - John Hoagland‚ American photographer (b. 1947)
2001 - Bob Wollek‚ French race car driver (b. 1943)
2004 - Vilém Tauský‚ Czech conductor (BBC Concert Orchestra‚ 1956-66)‚ opera director and educator (Guildhall School of Music and Drama‚ 1966-92)‚ and composer‚ dies at 93
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