Historical Events
1609 - Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co
1856 - A E Burnside patents Burnside carbine
1915 - German U boat torpedoes Neth merchant ship Medea
1960 - Italian government Tambroni forms
1987 - Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified
1994 - Yasunori Miyabe skates world record 1000 m (1:12.37)
Famous Birthdays
1873 - Rudolf Rocker, German/US anarchist
1908 - David Lean, Croydon England, director (Dr Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter)
1941 - Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian politician
1942 - Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer (Rocky Horror Show)
1946 - Bonnie Bedelia [Culkin], New York City, New York, American actress (Die Hard, Heart Like a Wheel)
1976 - Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actor
Famous Deaths
1692 - Gerardus L Blasius, Flemish anatomist, dies at about 66
1940 - Ion Nonna Otescu, composer, dies at 51
1965 - Viola Gregg Liuzzo, US civil rights activist, murdered
1997 - Roberto Sanchez Vilella, governor of Puerto Rico in (1965-69), dies
2006 - Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (b. 1944)
2010 - Pål Bang-Hansen, Norwegian film critic and television personality (b. 1937)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/Ysgh3p
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