Len Hutton (23 June 1916 – 6 September 1990) was a Test cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England as an opening batsman. Marked out as a potential star from his teenage years, Hutton made his debut for Yorkshire in 1934 and by 1937 was playing for England. He set a record in 1938 for the highest individual innings in a Test match, scoring 364 runs against Australia, a milestone that stood for nearly 20 years. During the Second World War, he received a serious arm injury that never fully recovered. In 1946, he assumed a role as the mainstay of England's batting; the team depended greatly on his success for the remainder of his career. In 1952, he became the first professional cricketer of the 20th century to captain England in Tests; under his captaincy in 1953, England won the Ashes for the first time in 19 years. As a batsman, Hutton was cautious and built his style on a sound defence. He remains statistically among the best batsmen to have played Test cricket, and was knighted for his contributions to the game in 1956. He went on to be a Test selector, a journalist and broadcaster, an engineering firm director and, in 1990, Yorkshire's president.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1780:

American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army victory in the Battle of Springfield effectively put an end to British ambitions in New Jersey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Springfield_(1780)

1858:

Edgardo Mortara, a six-year-old Jewish boy, was seized by papal authorities and taken to be raised as a Roman Catholic, sparking an international controversy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortara_case

1946:

Canada's largest onshore earthquake, measuring 7.3 Mw, struck Vancouver Island, but only caused two casualties since there were no heavily populated areas near its epicenter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Vancouver_Island_earthquake

1956:

Gamal Abdel Nasser became President of Egypt, a post he held until his death in 1970. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser

1991:

The first installment of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series was first released, transforming Sega into a leading game company. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(1991_video_game)

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sexuality: 1. That which is characterized or distinguished by sex. […] 2. Sexual orientation. 3. Sexual identity, gender. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sexuality

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