Today in History for 8th November 2022:
Historical Events
1900 – David Beatty takes part in the successful relief of the naval brigade and is promoted to captain
1935 – “Mutiny on the Bounty” directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936)
1942 – Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US
1988 – Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75
2018 – CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s White House clearance revoked after continuing to question President Donald Trump while an intern tried to wrestle the microphone off him
2018 – Mass grave of 200 people discovered on border of Somali and Oromia regions, Ethiopia, in investigation into atrocities by former regional president Abdi Mohammed
Famous Birthdays
1879 – King Baggot, American actor and director (Tumbleweeds), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1948)
1938 – Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military ruler, born in Bendel State, Colonial Nigeria (d. 1976)
1967 – Frantisek Kaberle, Czech ice hockey forward (Team Czech Rep), born in Kladno, Czechia
1967 – Jay Taylor, American NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs), born in San Diego, California
1983 – Blanka Vlaši?, Croatian high jumper, born in Split, Croatia
1986 – Aaron H. Swartz, computer programmer and internet activist (Demand Progress), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
Famous Deaths
1171 – Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (1120-71), dies at about 63
1880 – Jacob Edvard Gille, Swedish composer, dies at 66
1992 – Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic silver 1952), dies at 65
1995 – Country Dick Montana [Daniel McLain], American rock drummer and vocalist (The Beat Farmers – “Happy Boy”), dies on stage during a performance in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada at age 40
2010 – Jack Levine, American social realist painter, dies at 95
2011 – Bil Keane, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), dies at 89