Historical Events
640 - Severinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope (elected in 638)
1871 - Paris communards revolt put down
1934 - Bradman gets 160 Aust v Middlesex, 124 mins, 27 fours, 1x6, 1x5
1953 - Premier of 1st animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor-"Melody"
1980 - Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12'5"
2006 - Indianapolis 500: Sam Hornish Jr wins in 3:10:58.7590 (252.804 km/h)
Famous Birthdays
1582 - William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)
1883 - George Dyson, composer
1894 - Sammy White, RI, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off)
1927 - Bernhard Lewkovitch, composer
1945 - John Fogerty, Berkeley Cal, Berkeley, California, rock musician (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
1968 - Char Thompson, WLAF running back (Barcelona Dragons)
Famous Deaths
1791 - Joseph Schmitt, composer, dies at 57
1864 - Simion Bărnuţiu, Romanian philosopher and liberal politician (b. 1808)
1927 - Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (b. 1878)
1973 - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Germ composer/conductor (Hassan), dies at 73
1986 - Lurene Tuttle, actress (Father of Bride, Julia), dies at 79
1995 - Jean Muir, (Dress Queen), British model, dies at 66
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