Historical Events
1816 - American Bible Society organized (NY)
1932 - Japan and China sign a peace treaty
1941 - Chanel No. 5 was released.
1957 - Adolf Scharf elected president of Austria
1990 - ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren
1992 - Country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection
Famous Birthdays
1764 - Robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812)
1833 - Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer
1930 - Michael James Adams, USAF pilot (X-15)
1934 - Ace Cannon, American saxophonist
1954 - John Greg Adams, Scottsdale AZ, PGA golfer (1982 Hall of Fame-2nd)
1982 - Wouter D'Haene, Belgian flatwater canoer
Famous Deaths
1886 - Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61
1942 - Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920)
1976 - Thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47
1983 - Horst Schumann, Nazi physician (b. 1901)
1992 - Dick Yarmy, dies of lung cancer at 58
2002 - George Sidney, American film director (b. 1916)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/17Ftbv2
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