Historical Events
1894 - Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Empty House" (BG)
1904 - The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
1961 - Dutch governor Platteel installs New Guinea Council
1964 - 1st driverless trains run on London Underground
1972 - Baseball season is delayed due to a strike
1992 - 4th Seniors Golf Tradition: Lee Trevino
Famous Birthdays
1698 - Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer
1837 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)
1923 - Stanley Orme, Chairman (British Labour Party)
1923 - Michael V Gazzo, Hillside NJ, actor (Cookie, Fear City)
1943 - Jonathan Lynn, Bath England, actor (Danny-Doctor in the House)
1973 - Élodie Bouchez, French actress
Famous Deaths
1684 - William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies
1695 - George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61
1878 - Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87
1960 - Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88
1975 - Victor GM Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65), dies at 58
1982 - Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/XhtKIi
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