Historical Events
1918 - Latvia proclaims independence
1953 - "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue
1954 - WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, NC (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1962 - 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280
1984 - 56th Academy Awards - "Terms of Endearment", Robert Duvall and Shirley Maclaine win
1997 - Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion
Famous Birthdays
1498 - John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)
1830 - Eadweard Muybridge, England, pioneered study of motion, photography
1926 - Harris Wofford, (Sen-R-Pennsylvania)
1932 - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov, cosmonaut
1961 - Kirk McCaskill, Kapuskasing Ont, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
1974 - Ben Bordelon, tackle (San Diego Chargers)
Famous Deaths
715 - Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies
1681 - Alfonso Marsh, composer, dies at 54
1931 - Paul Antonin Vidal, composer, dies at 67
1976 - Akio Yashiro, composer, dies at 46
1996 - Richard Thomas Condon, author, dies at 81
2002 - Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (b. 1926)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/16LUu4I
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