Historical Events
955 - Alberich II, (bastard?) son of Octavianus elected pope
1771 - The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called "The Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
1868 - By one vote, US Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson
1877 - May 16, 1877 political crisis in France.
1948 - Israel issues its 1st postage stamps
1988 - US Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant
Famous Birthdays
1880 - Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)
1914 - Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author
1929 - Adrienne Cecile Rich, Balt Md, feminist writer (Diamond Cutters), (d. 2012)
1957 - Joan Benoit Samuelson, Cape Elizabeth ME, marathoner (Oly-gold-1984)
1961 - Kevin Guidry, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos)
1969 - Marcel Schewe, cricketer (Holland wicket-keeper 1996 World Cup)
Famous Deaths
1829 - William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56
1835 - Felicia Dorothea Hemans, poet/hymn writer, dies
1949 - William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies
1983 - Carel Brons, composer, dies at 52
1990 - Sammy Davis Jr, singer/actor (Golden Boy), dies at 64
2011 - Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/106CzpW
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