Today in History for 5th October 2022:
Historical Events
1450 – Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Ludwig IX
1864 – Battle of Allatoona, 1/3 of Union troops die repulsing South
1957 – 11th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: All-Stars beat Montreal Canadiens, 5-3
1992 – NY senator Alphonse D’Amato filibusters for 15 hours 20 mins
1996 – Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 innings in 4-3 ALDS win at Jacobs Field; Orioles win series, 3-1
2010 – Injured Indian cricket batsman VVS Laxman is the hero with 73 not out as the home team chases down 216 to beat Australia with just 1 wicket to spare in the 1st Test at Mohali
Famous Birthdays
1728 – Chevalier d’Éon [Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont], French spy, diplomat, and transvestite, born in Tonnerre, France (d. 1810)
1840 – Fran Gerbi?, Slovenian composer and tenor, born in Cerknica (d. 1917)
1894 – Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1920), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1948)
1906 – Leopold Kohr, Austrian social philosopher, born in Oberndorf, Austria (d. 1994)
1913 – Eugene B. Fluckey, American Navy submariner, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2007)
1971 – Chad Lewis, American football tight end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey
Famous Deaths
1813 – Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief (Battle of Thames), dies in battle at 45
1906 – Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter, dies at 58
1933 – Nikolai Nikolayevich Yudenich, Russian WWI general, dies at 71
1993 – Karl Gordon Henize, American astronomer and NASA astronaut (STS-51-F), dies of high altitude pulmonary edema during an expedition on Mount Everest at 66
1995 – Dick Henry Jurgen, American swing bandleader, and songwriter (“Elmer’s Tune”), dies of cancer at 85
1995 – Linda Gary, American voice actress (b. 1944)