Today in History for 11th June 2023

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Historical Events

1938 - US Open Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Ralph Guldahl wins back-to-back Open titles, 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Dick Metz

1941 - 2nd great raid on Jews of Amsterdam

1966 - "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in the US

1974 - Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins disappears from UW, Seattle, Washington

1982 - Pope John Paul II visits Argentina

1988 - "Rooty Toot Toot" by John Cougar Mellencamp peaks at 


Famous Birthdays

1912 - Mukhtar Ashrafi, Soviet-Uzbek composer, born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan (d. 1975)

1915 - Arnold Jacobs, American symphonic tuba player (Chicago Symphony, 1944-83), and pedagogue, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1998)

1935 - Earlene Dennis Brown, American shot putter (Olympic bronze 1960), born in Latexo, Texas

1944 - James "Ox" van Hoften, American astronaut (STS 11, STS 20), born in Fresno, California

1946 - Jenny Pitman, British racehorse trainer and 1st female Grand National winning trainer, born in Hoby, Leicestershire

1960 - Mehmet Oz, Turkish-American surgeon and TV personality (The Dr. Oz Show), born in Cleveland, Ohio

Famous Deaths

1965 - Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist, dies at 73

1974 - Julius Evola, Italian philosopher (b. 1898)

1989 - Jack McMahon, American basketball guard and coach (player Rochester Royal, St. Louis Hawks; coach Cincinnati Royals, San Diego Rockets, Pittsburgh Condors), dies at 60

2005 - Ghena Dimitrova, Bulgarian operatic soprano, dies of cancer at 64

2016 - Alberto Remedios, British opera and concert singer, dies at 81

2017 - Rosalie Sorrels, American traditional folk singer-songwriter ("Up Is A Nice Place To Be"; "Nevada Moon"), dies at 83

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