Historical Events
1881 - Boers and Britain sign peace accord; end 1st Boer war
1889 - The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian India.
1934 - US Congress accepts Philippines independence in 1945
1957 - 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: NC beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs)
1995 - Dollar equals 88.41 yen (record)
1997 - Betsy King wins LPGA Standard Register PING
Famous Birthdays
1736 - Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)
1929 - Albert H Crews, astronaut
1957 - Sheila Rena Ingram, Wash DC, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-silver-1976)
1971 - Gail Porter, British television presenter
1973 - Jason Kidd, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks)
1974 - Eric Washington, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
Famous Deaths
1369 - Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile and Leon, murdered
1618 - James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician
1680 - Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615)
1960 - Franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78
1979 - Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71
1999 - Luis María Argaña, Paraguayan politician (b. ?)
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