Historical Events
1878 - First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn
1925 - Chuvash Autonomous Region in RSFSR becomes Chuvash ASSR
1945 - Ivor Novello's "Perchance to Dream" premieres in London
1977 - Zia ur-Rahman appointed president of Bangladesh
1985 - Flyers 5-Isles 2-Patrick Div Finals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead
1986 - Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Ariz)
Famous Birthdays
1912 - Eve Arnold, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, photojournalist (Marilyn Monroe) (d. 2012)
1915 - Frick, [W Groebli], Swiss clown, Frick and Frack)
1923 - Andrea Domburg, Dutch actress, (Theo d'Or Prize, Keetje Tippel)
1945 - Diana Darvey, British actress, singer and dancer (d. 2000)
1958 - Mike Barson, rock keyboardist (Madness)
1968 - Peter van Foxes, soccer player (Ajax)
Famous Deaths
1652 - Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66
1720 - Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)
1952 - Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61
1956 - Charles MacArthur, American writer (b. 1895)
1995 - Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer, dies at 93
2004 - Mary McGrory, American journalist (b. 1918)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/17E85vc
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