Today in History for 18th January 2023

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Historical Events

1886 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England
1955 - 5th NBA All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden NYC: East beats West, 100-91; MVP: Bill Sharman, Boston Celtics, G
1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 - Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH
1984 - 80th Islander and 3rd dual hat trick (Carroll and Bossy) 9-1 win
1992 - Comedian Pat McCormick injured in a car accident

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Famous Birthdays

1685 - Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical professor, baptized (d. 1766)
1840 - Ernst Rudorff, German pianist, composer, and teacher, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1916)
1950 - Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer (World F1 runner-up 1979; Ferrari), born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (d. 1982)
1961 - Peter Beardsley, English footballer, born in Hexham, United Kingdom
1964 - Jenny Holliday, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
1967 - MC Tab [Sharon Richard], American rapper, born in NYC, New York

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Famous Deaths

1659 - Benedikt Lechler, German composer, dies at 64
1954 - Sydney Greenstreet, British actor (Casablanca, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74
1977 - Yvonne Printemps, French singer and actress (Paris Waltz, Voyage to America), dies at 81
1978 - Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher, critic and writer, dies at 58
1982 - Trent Lehman, American child actor (Butch-Nanny and the Professor), commits suicide at 20
2007 - Brent Liles, American rock bassist (Agent Orange, 1981-84; Social Distortion, 1988-92), dies after being hit by a truck while cycling at 43

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