Historical Events
1745 - Jews are expelled from Prague
1973 - Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
1980 - President Jimmy Carter deregulates banking industry
1996 - Space Shuttle STS 76 (Atlantis 16), lands
1997 - 59th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Ariz beats Kentucky 84-79 (OT)
2013 - 14 Boko Haram suspects are killed in a Nigerian Army raid
Famous Birthdays
1809 - Edward FitzGerald, England, writer (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam)
1838 - Leon Dierx, French poet
1848 - John Henry Roberts, composer
1937 - Willem Duyn, [Mouth], Dutch singer (Mouth and MacNeal)
1967 - Glenn Montgomery, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks, Oilers)
1972 - Andrew Bowen, American actor
Famous Deaths
1948 - Egon E Kisch, Czech writer/journalist (Raging Reporter), dies at 62
1968 - Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1990 - Lillian "Miss" Miller, audience member (Merv Griffin, Tonight), dies
1995 - Selena, Mexican Grammy winning singer, killed by a fan at 24
2007 - Paul Watzlawick, Communications and Constructivism Theorist (b. 1921)
2009 - Jarl Alfredius, Swedish news anchor (b. 1943)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/ZR8o4w
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