Historical Events
1820 - Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.
1945 - Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Netherlands
1945 - Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd pres
1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
1982 - 3 CBS employees shot to death in NYC parking lot
2002 - Pedro Carmona becomes interim President of Venezuela during the military coup against Hugo Chávez.
Famous Birthdays
1863 - Raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)
1928 - Hardy Krüger, German actor
1941 - Bobby Moore, English footballer (d. 1993)
1965 - Elaine Zayak, NJ, figure skater (Olympics-6th-1984)
1974 - Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer
1977 - Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer
Famous Deaths
1125 - Vladislaus I of Bohemia
1555 - Joanna of Castile (Joanna the mad), wife of Philip I of Castile dies at 75
1704 - John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
1946 - F Guicciardi, writer, dies
1961 - Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50
1988 - Alan Stewart Paton, writer, dies
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/10ZyFwP
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