Historical Events
1865 - US President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
1942 - Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma
1962 - WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, NY (PBS) 1st broadcast
1994 - Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing"
1997 - Police arrest transsexual prostitute Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy
2002 - Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala.
Famous Birthdays
1898 - Jef [Josephus C F] Last, Dutch poet/politician (The Spark)
1927 - Ray Barrett, Australian actor
1929 - Sydney Gedye, cricketer (opening batsman in four Tests for NZ 1964)
1960 - Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman)
1972 - Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
1995 - Kelsey Lewis, American actress
Famous Deaths
1683 - Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (b. 1613)
1810 - Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740)
1973 - Alan Carney, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61
1982 - Hugh Marlowe, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World), dies at 71
1985 - Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery
1990 - Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 49
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