Today in History for 6th November 2016:
Historical Events
1928 – Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds
1962 – Edward M Kennedy 1st elected (Sen-D-Mass)
1973 – Abe Beame elected 1st Jewish mayor of NYC
1990 – Iran’s oil-producing region suffers a serious earthquake
1994 – 24th NYC Women’s Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37
1997 – SF Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year
Famous Birthdays
1931 – Tsvetan Tsvetanov, composer
1939 – Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
1958 – Trace Beaulieu, American actor
1969 – Don Wengert, Sioux City IA, pitcher (Oakland A’s)
1970 – Ethan Hawke, actor (Dad, Dead Poets Society, Explorers), born in Austin, Texas
1973 – Taje Allen, kicker (St Louis Rams)
Famous Deaths
1944 – Segundo “Boy” Ecury, Aruba, WW II resistance fighter, executed at 22
1987 – Ross R Barnett, lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89
2001 – Anthony Shaffer, English dramatist (Sleuth), dies at 75
2003 – Crash Holly, American professional wrestler (b. 1971)
2004 – Johnny Warren, Australian soccer player (b. 1943)
2012 – Clive Dunn, British actor, dies from complications following an operation at 92