Historical Events
1825 - Nicaraguan constituent assembly meets at Leon
1858 - "Big Ben", a 13.76 tonne bell, is recast in the Tower of Westminster
1973 - BEA flight to Basel Switz, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143
1994 - 58th Golf Masters Championship: Jose M Olazabal wins, shooting a 279
1994 - "Les Miserables" opens at Hiten Theatre, Osaka
2012 - United Nations deadline for Syrian troop withdrawal passes as violence continues
Famous Birthdays
1908 - Aidan Crawley, CEO (London Weekend TV)
1930 - Spede Pasanen, Finnish comedian (d. 2001)
1951 - Steven Seagal, Detroit MI, actor (Above the Law, Hard to Kill)
1955 - Cary Middlecoff, golfer (Masters)
1959 - Yvan Loubier, Quebec politician
1985 - Carlos Tevez, Argentine footballer
Famous Deaths
947 - Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies
1731 - Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer, dies at 58
1848 - Godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69
1979 - Henriette P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at 91
1986 - Linda Creed, American songwriter (b. 1948)
1992 - Sam Kinison, loud mouth comedian, dies in a car crash at 38
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/153r3yP
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