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Today in History for 26th October 2020

Oct 25, 2020

1850 - Robert McClure sights the fabled Northwest Passage for the first time (from Banks Island towards Melville Island)
1901 - First recorded use of "getaway car" occurs after holding up a shop in Paris
1905 - First Soviet (workers' council) formed, St Petersburg, Russia
1930 - Dmitri Shostakovich's ballet "Zolotoy Vyek" premieres in Leningrad
1950 - 630 Dutch volunteers depart for Korea
1985 - Doug Harvey's #2 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens

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1645 - Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1727)
1938 - Charles Stenholm, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1979-2005), born in Stamford, Texas
1964 - Vencie Glenn, American NFL safety (NY Giants), born in Grambling, Louisiana
1973 - Seth MacFarlane, American animator, television producer (American Dad!, Family Guy) and filmmaker (Ted), born in Kent, Connecticut
1974 - Lisa [Elizabeth Sakura Narita], Japanese musician (M-Flo), born in Tokyo
1996 - Pasaye, twin born 92 days before his brother (Jan 26), born in Palatine, Illinois

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1983 - Mike Michalske, American football NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers), dies at 80
1995 - Agha Saadat Ali, Pakistani cricketer (8 not out in 1 inn for Pak 1956), dies at 66
2005 - Keith Parkinson, American fantasy artist, dies of Leukemia at 47
2007 - Khun Sa, Burmese warlord (b. 1934)
2009 - Teel Bivins, American politician (b. 1947)
2014 - Jeff Robinson, American baseball player, dies at 52

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