What Happened on August 3, 2023

Historical Events

Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard's musical "Back to the Future: The Musical", based on the 1985 Robert Zemeckis film, and starring Roger Bart and Casey Likes, opens at Winter Garden Theatre, NYC

Trump Pleads Not Guilty

Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to criminal conspiracy charges aimed at subverting the 2020 presidential election at an arraignment in Washington D.C. [1]

45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality Donald Trump

Forty-one migrants form Ivory Coast and Guinea drown and just four survive after their boat capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa [1]

First WNBA Player to Reach 10,000 Points

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi becomes first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points as she drops 42 points in a 91-71 win over the Atlanta Dream at Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona

Lizzo Denies Allegations

Singer Lizzo denies allegations made in a lawsuit by three of her former dancers of creating a hostile work environment [1]

Events in 2023

Famous Deaths

Bob Murdoch, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1971, 73 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets), dies at 76
Carl Davis, American-British conductor and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (The French Lieutenant's Woman; restored silent film Napoléon; BBC's Pride and Prejudice), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 86 [1]
Ijaz Butt, Pakistani cricket batsman and wicketkeeper (8 Tests, 5 dismissals, 1 x 50; Lahore, Multan, Punjab, Rawalpindi) and executive (President PCB 2008-11), dies at 85
Mark Margolis, American stage and screen actor (Breaking Bad; The Wrestler), dies at 83

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