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   Today in History | OnThisDay.com to All   
   Today in History for 3rd November 2022   
   03 Nov 22 04:56:32   
   
   From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@bbs.alt119.net   
      
   Historical Events   
      
   644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed in Medina by Lu'lu,   
   an enslaved Persian captive   
      
   1937 - Howie Morenz Memorial Game, Montreal Forum: NHL All-Stars beat Montreal   
   All Stars, 6-5   
      
   1943 - P-47D Thunderbolt shot down above North Holland   
      
   1964 - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington, D.C. permitted to vote   
      
   1980 - Walter Hass Jr becomes CEO of Oakland A's   
      
   1989 - 100s of Bulgarian demonstrate in Sofia for democratic rights   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1831 - Ignatius Donnelly, American politician, writer, and amateur scientist,   
   born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1901)   
      
   1863 - Eugène Samuel-Holeman, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d.   
   1942)   
      
   1918 - Dean Riesner, American film and television screenwriter (Bill and Coo),   
   born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2002)   
      
   1934 - Derek Richardson, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Worcestershire 383   
   first class games), born in Hereford, Herefordshire   
      
   1938 - Jean Rollin, French director and screenwriter   
      
   1995 - Kendall Jenner, American model and TV personality (Keeping Up with the   
   Kardashians), born in Los Angeles, California   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1787 - Robert Lowth, British Bishop of the Church of England and grammarian (A   
   Short Introduction to English Grammar), dies at 76   
      
   1864 - Antonio Goncalves Dias, Brazilian national poet, dies at sea   
      
   1890 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)   
      
   1914 - Georg Trakl, Austria poet (Totentag, Cocaine Overdose), dies at 27   
      
   1929 - Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (b. 1883)   
      
   1986 - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis [Edward F. Davis], American jazz saxophonist   
   (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band), dies of cancer at 65   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
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