Historical Events
1865 - Battle of Columbus and West Point, GA (Ft Tyler)
1922 - Annie Oakley sets women's record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row
1956 - 1st solar powered radios go on sale
1981 - "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 13 performances
1984 - 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of NZ in 2:29:28
1990 - Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $260 per week
Famous Birthdays
1635 - Frans van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch painter
1820 - Georg Curtius, German classical linguist
1940 - Lord Camoys, deputy CEO (Barclays de Zoete Wedd)
1951 - Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer
1970 - Fran Robinson, California, actress (Lauren-Charlie and Company)
1972 - Mario Bradley, WLAF cornerback (London Monarchs)
Famous Deaths
924 - Berengar of Friuli, King of Italy
1970 - Richard Neutra, American architect (b. 1892)
1988 - Warde Donovan, dies at 72
1994 - Ron Vawter, US actor (Roy Cohn, Silence of the Lambs), dies at 45
2007 - Seung-Hui Cho, Korean American murderer (b. 1984), see List of victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
2007 - Kevin Granata, American professor of Engineering (b. 1961)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/YOCUOr
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