Today in History

Historical Events

1940 - Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected US President
1991 - "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" opens at Gershwin NYC for 32 performances
1991 - Maximus 2.0 BBS released
2012 - Green Moon wins the Melbourne Cup race at Flemington
2021 - Billie Jean King Cup Women's Tennis, Prague: Daria Kasatkina and Liudmila Samsonova win their singles matches to guide RTF to a 2-0 win over Switzerland in inaugural BJKC version of Federation Cup

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Famous Birthdays

1558 - Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (The Spanish Tragedy), born in London (d. 1594)
1822 - Gordon Granger, American Major General during the Civil War (Union Army), born in Wayne County, New York (d. 1876)
1931 - Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 1982)
1949 - Nigel Havers, English actor (Don't Wait Up), born in London, England
1964 - Corey Glover, American rock guitarist and singer (Living Colour), born in Brooklyn, New York City