Historical Events
1672 - French army under Gen Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith
1819 - Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra
1861 - Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state
1920 - 52nd Belmont: Clarence Kummer aboard Man o' War wins in 2:14.2
1925 - William DeHart Hubbard of US, sets long jump record at 25' 10 3/4"
1933 - Financial and Economy World conference opens (66 countries)
Famous Birthdays
1519 - Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and art patron of Florence (d. 1574)
1928 - Vic Damone, [Vito Farinola], Bkln, singer (Street Where You Live)
1930 - Barbara Harris, 1st US Episcopal female bishop
1946 - Harry Glasper, English writer
1976 - Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer
1979 - Dallas Clark, American football player
Famous Deaths
1567 - Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1490)
1858 - William Horsley, composer, dies at 83
1937 - Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1893)
1966 - Hermann Scherchen, German conductor/music publisher, dies at 74
1983 - Norma Shearer, actress (Escape, Romeo and Juliet), dies at 82
1992 - Gerda Nicolson, actress (Next of Kin, Clinic), dies
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/11yHzAJ
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