• Today in History for 20th February 2019

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    Historical Events

    1732 - Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna

    1872 - Luther Crowell patents a machine that manufactures paper bags

    1901 - 1st territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes

    1944 - US takes Eniwetok Island

    1950 - WOL-AM in Washington, D.C. swaps calls with WWDC

    1993 - Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies' Golf Open

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    Famous Birthdays

    1844 - Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austrian physicist (statistical mechanics)

    1925 - Heinz Kluncker, German trade union leader

    1948 - A C Fabian, astronomer

    1966 - Cecilia Cummins, Clintwood Va, 5th of 5 siblings born on 2/20

    1968 - Bennie Goods, CFL defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos)

    1976 - Gail Kim, Canadian professional wrestler

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    Famous Deaths

    1054 - Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies

    1860 - Henry Drummond, English banker and religious leader, dies at 69

    1941 - La Bolduc, French Canadian singer and songwriter (b. 1894)

    1959 - Laurence Housman, English author and playwright (Victoria Regina), dies at 93

    1968 - Anthony Asquith, British film director (Court Martial), dies at 65

    2007 - Derek Waring [Barton-Chapple], British actor (Z-Cars, Barnacle Bill, Arthur-Heart of the Country), dies at 79

    More Famous Deaths ¯

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