Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1183, Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (born 1117) passed away. In 1930, Trevor Storer, English businessman, founded Pukka Pies (died 2013) was born. In 1952, Bill Barber, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1958, Mark Lester, English actor was born. In 1961, Antony Jenkins, English banker and businessman was born. In 1999, Jan Sloot, Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (born 1945) passed away. In 2000, Pedro Mir, Dominican lawyer, author, and poet (born 1913) passed away. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. In 2015, André Leysen, Belgian businessman (born 1927) passed away. In 2017, Jim Wong-Chu, Canadian poet (born 1949) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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