Today in History for 9th November 2016:
Historical Events
1526 – Jews are expelled from Pressburg (Bratislava), Hungary, by Maria of Hapsburg
1921 – Partito Nazionalista Fascista formed in Italy by Mussolini
1963 – 17th College Football Crab Bowl Classic: Navy beats Maryland 42-7 in Annapolis
1966 – Oakland Coliseum Arena opens
1985 – Surprise attack on Belgium supermarket in Aalst, 8 killed
1997 – Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup
Famous Birthdays
1732 – Julie de Lespinasse, French aristocrat, hostess and writer (d. 1776)
1854 – Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer
1909 – Hendrik van Randwijk, Dutch author/founder (Vrij Netherland)
1942 – Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, Massillon OH, PGA golfer (British Open 1973)
1948 – Michel Pagliaro, Quebec singer
1967 – Scott Bianco, Kamloops BC, 90 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
1504 – King Ferdinand II of Aragon (b. 1452)
1801 – Carl Philipp Stamitz, composer, dies at 56
1906 – Leon Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor of Ukkel, dies at 64
1929 – Nicolaas Theunissen, South African cricket break bowler (2nd Test 1889), dies
1944 – Frank Marshall, American chess player (b. 1877)
1988 – Father David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1924)