Today in History for 3rd September 2022:
Historical Events
1812 – World’s first cannery (Donkin, Hall and Gamble) opens in London, England to supply food to the Royal Navy
1940 – Dutch government in exile of Gerbrandy forms in London
1966 – Future Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr signs his first NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; 2 year deal paying a then record $ 70,000 plus signing bonus
1967 – Final episode of “What’s My Line?” hosted by John Charles Daly on CBS TV
1989 – American tennis star Chris Evert beats 15-year-old Monica Seles 6-0, 6-2 in a 4th round match for her 101st and last US Open singles victory
1995 – eBay (Electronic Bay) founded by Pierre Omidyar
Famous Birthdays
1781 – Eugène de Beauharnais, stepson of Napoleon I (son of Alexandre de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie), born in Paris (d. 1824)
1915 – Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist, choral composer, and conductor, born in Kristiania, Norway (d. 2014)
1926 – Irene Papas, Greek actress (Zorba the Greek, Attila The Hun, The Guns of Navarone), born in Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
1947 – Michael Huffington, American oil millionaire and politician (Rep-R-California, 1992-94), born in Dallas, Texas
1948 – Tara Singh Varma, Dutch politcian (1st black woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber), born in Springlands, British Guiana
1964 – Ernest Givins, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1990, 92; Houston Oilers), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Famous Deaths
1860 – Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov, Russian poet, dies at 56
1903 – Joseph Skipsey, British poet (b. 1832)
1962 – E. E. Cummings, American poet (Tulips and Chimneys), dies at 67
1994 – Nikos Ghika, Greek artist, dies at 88
1995 – Donald Cuthbert Coleman, British economic historian, dies at 75
2015 – Adrian Cadbury, British confectionery manufacturer (Cadbury) and author of report on Corporate Governance, dies at 86