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   Today in History | OnThisDay.com to All   
   Today in History for 8th February 2019   
   08 Feb 19 05:12:59   
   
   From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@alt119.net.remove-zcr-this   
      
   Historical Events   
      
   1931 - Gas explosion Fire in Fushun-coal mine, Manchuria kills 3,000   
      
   1958 - Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia   
      
   1963 - AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs   
      
   1971 - Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ   
      
   1996 - The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.   
      
   2015 - 57th Grammy Awards: Best Song "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith, Best Album   
   "Morning Phase" by Beck   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1902 - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966)   
      
   1911 - Anne Aitken, [nee Hopkins], co-found (Diamond Sangha), born in Chicago,   
   Illinois   
      
   1925 - Alvin Brehm, American musician and composer, born in NYC, New York (d.   
   2014)   
      
   1936 - Larry Verne, singer (Custer)   
      
   1964 - Dennis Gibson, NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers)   
      
   1977 - Barry Hall, Australian rules footballer   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1587 - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18]   
      
   1821 - Paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62   
      
   1849 - France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48   
      
   1878 - Elias M. Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum), dies at 83   
      
   1888 - Robert H. Anderson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army, dies   
   at 52   
      
   1924 - Gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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