Today in History for 14th June 2023

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Historical Events

1841 - 1st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario
1900 - Having been annexed to the USA on 12 August 1898, Hawaii is constituted as an organised territory
1967 - Mariner 5 Launch (Venus Flyby)
1967 - USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit
1983 - 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx
2022 - First controversial UK flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda cancelled after last-minute legal ruling from European Court of Human Rights of "real risk of irreversible harm"

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Famous Birthdays

1691 - Jan Francisci, Slovakorganist and composer born in Neusohl, Kingdom of Hungary (now Banská Bystrica, Slovakia) (d. 1758)
1904 - Benno Ammann, Swiss composer (Missa Defensor Pacis) and conductor, born in Gersau, Sweden (d. 1986)
1917 - Katherine Rawls, American diver (Olympic silver 3m springboard 1932, 36) and swimmer (Olympic bronze 4×100m freestyle 1936), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1982)
1939 - Steny Hoyer, American politician (Rep-D-MD, 1981-), born in NYC, New York
1940 - William P. Baker, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Oakland, California
1953 - Janet Mackey, New Zealand politician (Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast), born in Auckland, New Zealand

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Famous Deaths

1544 - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and military leader (freed the Duchy of Lorraine from the Holy Roman Empire), dies at 55
1750 - Franz Anton Maichelbeck, German composer, dies at 47
1800 - Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general, dies at 47
1800 - Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, French military leader (b. 1768)
2004 - Eamonn McGirr, Irish-born singer and entertainer
2014 - Sam Kelly [Roger Michael Kelly], English actor ('Allo 'Allo!, Porridge), dies of cancer at 70

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