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Today in History
Historical Events
1926 - Germany and Russia sign neutrality peace treaty
1931 - Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season
1986 - France performs nuclear test
1991 - Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession and distribution of illegal narcotics
1993 - NBC announces Conan O'Brien to replace David Letterman on "Late Night"
2022 - World Bank warns the war in Ukraine will cause the "largest commodity shock" since the 1970s, with large economic and humanitarian effects
1538 - Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter and poet (Trattato), born in Milan (d. 1600)
1917 - Sal Maglie, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1954; MLB All Star 1951, 52; NY Giants; no-hitter 1956 Cleveland Indians), born in Niagara Falls, New York (d. 1992)
1926 - Michael Mathias Prechtl, German illustrator, born in Amberg, Bavaria (d. 2003)
1930 - Roger Moens, Belgian middle distance runner (800m world record 1955), born in Aalst, Belgium
1931 - Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent, manager and producer (The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2008)
1977 - Kosuke Fukudome, Japanese baseball player (Hanshin Tigers, Chicago Cubs), born in Osaki, Kagoshima, Japan
1476 - Simonetta Vespucci, Italian noblewoman and inspiration of Botticelli, dies at 23
1785 - Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, German composer, dies at 40
1956 - Edward Arnold, American actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 66
1982 - Celia Johnson, British actress (Jean Brodie), dies of stroke at 73
1994 - Manuel Enríquez, Mexican composer, dies at 67
2017 - Raj Bagri, Indian-British merchant in metal, dies at 86