Historical Events
1662 - Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)
1942 - Africa Korps invades Egypt
1942 - US Admiral Ernest King orders Tulagi (Solomon Island) reconquered
1957 - "I Love Lucy" last airs on CBS-TV
1972 - Wake Island becomes unincorporated territory of US (US Air Force)
1987 - CFL's Montreal Alouettes fold
Famous Birthdays
1920 - Bernhard Krol, composer
1961 - Curt Smith, Bath England, rock bassist/vocalist (Tears For Fears)
1966 - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1967 - Olaf Hampel, WLAF offensive linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, Rhein Fire)
1972 - Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower
1978 - Ariel Pink, American musician
Famous Deaths
1572 - Cornelis van Diest, lay brother, hanged
1766 - Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)
1947 - Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864)
1959 - Lou Bandy, Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69
1991 - Martin Rosenblatt, actor (Splitz, Annie Hall, NY Stories), dies at 74
1992 - Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/14snZZh
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