Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1934)

Dave Mackay

David Craig Mackay was a Scottish football player and manager. Mackay was best known for a highly successful playing career with Heart of Midlothian, the double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of 1961 and winning the league with Derby County as a manager. He also represented Scotland 22 times and was selected for their 1958 FIFA World Cup squad. Mackay tied with Tony Book of Manchester City for the Footballer of the Year award in 1969 and was later listed by the Football League in their "100 Legends", as well as being an inaugural inductee to both the English and Scottish Football Halls of Fame.

Born

1934

November 14

Died

2015

Era

1930s

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-332 Alexander the Great is crowned pharaoh of Egypt.
1680 German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope.
1770 James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile.
1812 Napoleonic Wars: At the Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor and Oudinot are defeated by the Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein.

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The world in 1934

When Dave arrived

april 12 The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
april 12 The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.[citation needed]
april 21 The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
august 11 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.

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Aaron Copland 1900–1990 American composer and conductor (born 1900) Adam Gilchrist 1971– Australian cricketer and sportscaster Astrid Lindgren 1907–2002 Swedish author and screenwriter (born 1907) August Šenoa 1838–1881 Croatian author and poet (born 1838) Benjamin Fondane 1898– Romanian-French philosopher, poet, and critic (died 1944) Boosie Badazz 1982– American rapper Charles Hazlewood 1966– English conductor Charles Lyell 1797–1875 Scottish geologist (born 1797) Claude Monet 1840–1926 French painter (born 1840)

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Amiri Baraka 1934–2014 American poet, playwright, and academic (born 1934) Bill Bixby 1934–1993 American actor and director (died 1993) Bill Cobbs 1934–2024 American actor (died 2024) Bud Selig 1934– 9th Major League Baseball Commissioner Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas 1934– Mexican politician Dave Grusin 1934– American pianist and composer Earl Morrall 1934–2014 American football player and coach (born 1934) Edward Bond 1934– English director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2024) Emilio Botín 1934–2014 Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014)

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