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August 10, 1933

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Notable Births

Doyle Brunson

1933Doyle Brunson, American poker player (died 2023)[โ€ ]

Doyle Frank Brunson was an American poker player who played professionally for over 60 years. He was a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee, and the author of several books on poker.

Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss

1933Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss, English lawyer and judge[โ€ ]

Ann Elizabeth Oldfield Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss, is a retired English judge. She was the first female Lord Justice of Appeal and was the highest-ranking female judge in the United Kingdom until 2004, when Baroness Hale was appointed to the House of Lords. Until June 2007, she chaired the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed. She stood down from that task with effect from that date, and the inquest was conducted by Lord Justice Scott Baker.

Rocky Colavito

1933Rocky Colavito, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2024)[โ€ ]

Rocco Domenico "Rocky" Colavito Jr. was an American professional baseball player, coach, and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1955 to 1968, most prominently as a member of the Cleveland Indians, with whom he established himself as a fan favorite for his powerful hitting and his strong throwing arm. Colavito also played for the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees. At the time of his retirement in 1968, Colavito ranked third among AL right-handed hitters for home runs (374) and eighth for AL games played as a right fielder (1,272).

1933Keith Duckworth, English engineer, founded Cosworth (died 2005)[โ€ ]

David Keith Duckworth was an English mechanical engineer. He is most famous for designing the Cosworth DFV engine, an engine that revolutionised the sport of Formula One.

Notable Deaths

Alf Morgans

1933Alf Morgans, Welsh-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Western Australia (born 1850)[โ€ ]

Alfred Edward Morgans was the fourth Premier of Western Australia, serving for just over a month, from 21 November to 23 December 1901.