• Today in History for 8th December 2018

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    Historical Events

    1857 - 1st production of Dion Boucicault's "Poor of New York"

    1951 - "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 267 performances

    1985 - 74th Women's Australian Open: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-2, 4-6, 6-2)

    1985 - 74th Men's Australian Open: Stefan Edberg beats Mats Wilander (6-3, 6-3,
    6-3)

    1993 - 30 killed at religious rebellion in Algeria

    2008 - Kirsty Williams elected as Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. The first female leader of a political party in Wales.

    More Historical Events �
    Famous Birthdays

    1903 - Kathleen (Kitty) Rosalind Muggeridge, author

    1939 - Jerry Butler, Sunflower Miss, rock vocalist (Never Give You Up)

    1966 - Jeff Tremaine, American television and film director

    1971 - Garvin Alston, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Mt Vernon, New York

    1975 - Kevin Harvick, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2014), born in Bakersfield, California

    1977 - Sébastien Chabal, French rugby union footballer

    More Famous Birthdays �
    Famous Deaths

    1830 - H Benjamin Constant, French politician/writer, dies at 63

    1969 - Vincenzo Davico, composer, dies at 80

    1982 - Kenneth Goncalves, Deacon of Surinamese order of advocate, murdered

    1995 - Ernest LeRoy Boyer, educator, dies at 67

    2009 - Luis Días, Dominican Composer (b. 1952).

    2016 - Joseph Mascolo, American actor (Days of Our Lives), dies at 87

    More Famous Deaths �

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