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|    Today in History for 13th January 2024    |
|    13 Jan 24 05:12:38    |
      From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@bbs.alt119.net              Historical Events              1964 - Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta - now       Kolkata - resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people.              1971 - In a high profile NHL trade, the Montreal Canadiens obtain future       Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Frank Mahovlich from Detroit, in exchange for       Bill Collins, Guy Charron and Mickey Redmond              1980 - Judd Woldin's musical "King of Schnorrers", based on Israel Zangwill's       novel, closes at Playhouse Theater, NYC, after 63 performances              1995 - 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike              2012 - Italian cruiseliner Costa Concordia runs aground at Isola de Giglio,       Italy, causing 32 deaths              2021 - President Donald Trump is impeached by the US House of Representatives       voting 232-197, for "incitement of insurrection", first time in history a US       President is impeached twice              More Historical Events ¯       Famous Birthdays              1808 - Salmon P. Chase, American politician and jurist (Senator and Governor       of Ohio, US Chief Justice 1864-73), born in Cornish, New Hampshire (d. 1873)              1878 - Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist, born in Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada       (d. 1967)              1938 - Shiv Kumar Sharma, Indian santoor (100-string dulcimer-like instrument)       master, and composer, born in Jammu, British India (d. 2022)              1943 - Richard Moll, American actor (Night Court - "Bull"; House - "Big Ben";       Dungeonmaster), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2023)              1968 - Chara [Miwa Watabiki], Japanese singer and actress (Swallowtail       Butterfly), born in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan              1989 - Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian model, pop-rock singer and bassist (Vanilla       Ninja, 2004-05 and 2020-22), born in Viljandi, Estonia              More Famous Birthdays ¯       Famous Deaths              1363 - Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344)              1797 - Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Queen of Prussia       as wife of Frederik II the Great, dies at 81              1916 - Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general who seized power in a coup and       installed himself as dictator and President of Mexico (1913-14), dies       cirrhosis of the liver or possibly cancer at 65              1983 - John McHugh, actor (Unspeakable), dies of a heart attack at 69              2002 - Kurt Brüggemann, German composer, conductor, and music educator, dies       at 93              2016 - Brian Bedford, English actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue), dies at 80              More Famous Deaths ¯              https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/13              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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