Today in History for 28th August 2024

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Historical Events

1922 - Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical "The Gingham Girl" premieres in NYC
1952 - Yakov Malik succeeds Valerian Zorin as Soviet Foreign Minister
1960 - White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as umpire called time
1984 - USSR performs underground nuclear test
1986 - Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium
2017 - Matt Vogel makes his debut as the voice of Kermit the Frog in "Muppet Thought of the Week" video

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Famous Birthdays

1612 - Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar, born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (d. 1653)
1824 - Carel van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician, born in Zevenaar, Netherlands (d. 1884)
1840 - Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant, born in Aberlour, Scotland (d. 1900)
1841 - Louis Le Prince, French artist and original inventor of the motion picture camera sometimes called "the father of cinematography", born in Metz, France (d. 1890)
1884 - Peter Fraser, British-born New Zealand statesman and 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940-49), born in Hill of Fearn, Scotland (d. 1950)
1989 - Trixie Mattel [Brian Firkus], American drag queen, singer-songwriter, comedian, and television personality (The Trixie and Katya Show), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Famous Deaths

1646 - Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53
1680 - Joan Cererols, Catalan musician, composer and monk, dies at 57
1910 - Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist and anthropologist, dies at 78
1916 - Francis Warre-Cornish, English writer and scholar, dies at 77
1990 - Larry Jackson, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star; MLB wins leader 1964; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 59
2010 - William P. Foster, notable band director and founder of the Marching 100 of Florida AandM University

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