Today in History for 7th October 2022:
Historical Events
1916 – Georgia Tech, coached by John Heisman, defeats Cumberland, 222-0; most lopsided score in the history of US college football
1928 – Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0)
1975 – MLB American League Championship: Boston Red Sox beat Oakland Athletics, 3 games to 0
1985 – KHQ-AM in Spokane Wash’s final transmission
1991 – Child star Adam Rich (Eight Is Enough) arrested for stealing hypodermics
1996 – Rupert Murdoch launches Fox News with Roger Ailes as CEO
Famous Birthdays
1758 – Paul Anton Wineberger, composer
1939 – Joel Brodsky, American photographer, created over 400 album covers (The Doors; Isaac Hayes; Ohio Players), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
1942 – Joy Behar [Occhiuto], American actress and comedian (The View), born in Brooklyn, New York
1967 – Mariana Perez-Roldan, Argentinan tennis star, born in Tandil, Argentina
1967 – Toni Braxton, American RandB singer-songwriter (“Un-Break My Heart”), born in Severn, Maryland
1982 – Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer, born in Longvic, France
Famous Deaths
1553 – Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer, dies at about 53
1612 – Menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar and theologist, dies at 70
1911 – John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist (b. 1835)
1943 – Radclyffe Hall, British author (b. 1880)
1976 – Nikolai Lopatnikoff, Estonian-American composer (Variazioni Concertanti), dies at 73
1981 – Albert Cohen, Greek-born Swiss novelist (Belle du Seigneur), dies at 86