Historical Events
1655 - Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbary pirates
1917 - Lenin issues his April Theses calling for Soviets to take power
1949 - Israel and Jordan sign armistice agreement
1966 - Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland
1967 - Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station
1996 - "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances
Famous Birthdays
1593 - Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)
1884 - Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral/supreme commander of Japanese fleet
1905 - Eugene Bozza, composer
1928 - Maya Angelou, [Marguerite Johnson], St Louis, poet/actress (Nyo-Roots)
1962 - Sherrin Smyers, Newcastle Aust, LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-11th)
1966 - Mike Starr [Michael], Honolulu Hawaii, musician (Alice in Chains bassist), (d. 2011)
Famous Deaths
1284 - Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castile/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62
1417 - John van Touraine, 1st husband of Jacoba of Bavaria, dies
1817 - André Masséna, Duke of Rivoli, Prince d'Essing and Marshal of France (b. 1758)
1941 - Andre Michelin, French tire manufacturer, dies at 88
1967 - Al Lewis, American songwriter (b. 1901)
1996 - Joy Newton, dancer, dies at 82
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/14PT0tI
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