Historical Events
1823 - Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London
1905 - Operations begin uniting conservatory of Nature monument Amsterdam
1926 - Persia, Turkey and Afghanistan sign treaties of security
1955 - KC Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2
1962 - Pirates tie then record of 10 straight wins to start season
1983 - Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolf Hitler (turned out to be a hoax)
Famous Birthdays
1711 - Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (d. 1779)
1945 - Gielijn Escher, Dutch postage stamp artist
1951 - Paul Carrack, Sheffield England, rock vocalist (Squeeze/Ace-How Long)
1956 - Catherine Mary Stewart, Edmonton, actress (Passion and Paradise)
1972 - Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union footballer
1986 - Amber Heard, American actress
Famous Deaths
1930 - Jeppe Aakjaer, Danish poet (b. 1866)
1950 - Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54
1996 - Hiteshwar Saikia, PM of Indian state of Assam (1991-96), dies
2003 - Michael Larrabee, American athlete (b. 1933)
2004 - Jason L. Dunham, American Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1981)
2006 - Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/17RJDtb
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