Today in History for 25th March 2023

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Historical Events

1947 - 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma, 58-47; Crusaders' first victory in first title game
1950 - Wales outclasses France, 21-0 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch the Five Nations Rugby Championship, Grand Slam and Triple Crown
1971 - European council accepts Mansholt plan laying off 5 million farmers
1994 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3 km (4:09.32)
1996 - Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) approaches within 0.1018 AUs of Earth
2016 - The Rolling Stones perform a free outdoor concert at the Ciudad Deportiva de la Habana sports complex, in Havana, Cuba, before an estimated crowd of 500,000

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Famous Birthdays

1495 - Leonhard Paminger, Austrian composer, poet and theologian, born in Aschach an der Donau (d. 1567)
1884 - Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. 1950)
1893 - Edward Hart, American politician (Rep-D-NJ)/1st chairman of Com on Un-American Activities, born in Jersey City (d. 1961)
1929 - Tommy Hancock, American western swing fiddler and bandleader (Supernatural Family Band - "I Should Have Married Marie"; "Tacos for Two"), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2020)
1969 - Scott Sanders, Hannibal MO, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
1971 - Sheryl Swoopes, Texas, WNBA forward (Houston Comets. Olympic gold 1996)

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Famous Deaths

1620 - Johannes Nucius, German composer
1712 - Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641)
1909 - Ruperto Chapi, Spanish composer, dies at 57
1969 - Max Eastman, American critic/essayist (Love and Revolution), dies at 86
2020 - Bill Bartholomay, American businessman and MLB owner (Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 1962-76), dies from pneumonia at 71
2021 - Joe Cunningham, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1959, 59²; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators), dies at 89

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