Today in History for 17th March 2023

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Historical Events

1756 - St. Patrick's Day is first celebrated in NYC at the Crown and Thistle Tavern
1884 - John Joseph Montgomery makes 1st glider flight at Otay, California
1950 - Belgian government of Gaston Eyskens resigns due to constitutional crisis
1990 - Scotland beats England, 13-7 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh for it's 14th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship, 3rd Grand Slam title and 10th Triple Crown
1994 - Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan (32 killed)
2013 - 10 people are killed by a car bombing in Basra, Iraq

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Famous Birthdays

1781 - Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Dutch general and politician (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1836-40), born in Alkmaar, Dutch Republic (d. 1840)
1934 - Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar
1939 - Shahid Mahmoud, Pakistani cricketer (opener scored 16 and 9 in only Pak Test)
1956 - Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist (Mutts), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
1973 - Caroline Corr, Irish Celtic folk rock singer, drummer, and bodhrán player (The Corrs - "What Can I Do"), born in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
1979 - Nicole "Coco" Austin, American glamor model

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Famous Deaths

1516 - Giuliano de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at 37
1967 - Richard Reeves, American character actor (The Adventures of Superman; Date With an Angel), dies from cirrhosis of the liver at 54
1970 - Fernand Crommelynck, Belgian playwright (Chaud et Frois), dies at 83
1971 - Ernst Bachmeister, German writer, dies at 96
1982 - Koos Koster, Dutch newscaster (IKON), murdered in El Salvador
2015 - Bob Appleyard, English cricketer (superb England off-spinner, brief career), dies at 90

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