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Today in History for 17th March 2024
Historical Events
1190 - Crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England
1924 - Netherlands and USSR begin talks over USSR recognition
1932 - Montreal Canadiens center Howie Morenz registers his 334th career point with an assist in a 10-4 win v NY Americans; passes Cy Denneny as NHL leader for career points
1993 - 19th People's Choice Awards: Kevin Costner and Demi Moore win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen and Candice Bergen win (TV)
2013 - Stacy Lewis wins the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup and becomes the number one ranked woman golfer in the world
2019 - PGA Players Championship‚ TPC at Sawgrass: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland wins biggest cheque in golf ($2.25m) by 1 stroke from Jim Furyk
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Famous Birthdays
1789 - Edmund Kean‚ British Shakespearean tragic actor (Shylock)‚ born in London‚ England (d. 1833)
1888 - Paul Ramadier‚ French politician (d. 1961)
1901 - Eisaku SatÅ‚ Prime Minister of Japan (1963-72) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1974)‚ born in Tabuse‚ Yamaguchi‚ Japan (d. 1975)
1918 - Józef Franczak‚ Polish soldier and anti-communist resistance fighter who was the last cursed soldiers‚ born in Kozice Górne‚ Kingdom of Poland (d. 1963)
1953 - Filemon Lagman‚ Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001)
1967 - Chris Luongo‚ American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)‚ born in Detroit‚ Michigan
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Famous Deaths
1989 - Merritt Butrick‚ American actor (Shy People‚ Square Pegs)‚ dies of AIDS at 29
1993 - Skip Young‚ American actor (Smokey and Hotwire Gang‚ The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)‚ dies at 62
1996 - Terry Stafford‚ American singer (b. 1941)
2002 - Paul Runyan‚ American golfer (PGA C'ship 1934‚ 38; Ryder Cup 1933‚ 35)‚ dies at 93
2012 - Pope Shenouda III‚ Egyptian Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria‚ dies from prostate cancer at 88
2015 - Bob Appleyard‚ English cricketer (superb England off-spinner‚ brief career)‚ dies at 90
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