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   Today in History | OnThisDay.com to All   
   Today in History for 22nd November 2018   
   22 Nov 18 03:31:52   
   
   From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@alt119.net.remove-hn5-this   
      
   Historical Events   
      
   1809 - Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen   
      
   1903 - Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt are engaged   
      
   1935 - Flying boat "China Clipper" takes off from Alameda, California,   
   carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight   
      
   1966 - 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)   
      
   1972 - Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07)   
      
   2016 - 'Vegas Golden Knights' is revealed as the Las Vegas NHL expansion   
   team's name   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1579 - Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist   
      
   1906 - Howard Petrie, American actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), born in   
   Beverly, Massachusetts (d. 1968)   
      
   1932 - Keith Wickenden, British politician (d. 1983)   
      
   1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (Halloween, True Lies), born in Los   
   Angeles, California   
      
   1961 - Randal L. Schwartz, American computer programmer   
      
   1980 - Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1751 - Anton Englert, German composer and organist, dies at 77   
      
   1890 - Johanne Luise Heiberg, Danish actress, dies at 77   
      
   1902 - Septimus Winner, composer, dies at 75   
      
   1963 - Wilhelm Beiglböck, Nazi physician (b. 1905)   
      
   1982 - Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80   
      
   2007 - Reg Park, British bodybuilder (Mr Universe 1951, 58, 65), dies at 79   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/historyorb/todayinhistory/~3/oBkP5MkQ7AQ/22   
      
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