Historical Events
1907 - Bolsheviks overthrows transport in Tiflis
1945 - England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs
1954 - Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4
1955 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open
1991 - ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress
1994 - PLO leader Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza after 27 years
Famous Birthdays
1582 - Johannes Schultz, composer
1837 - Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey, Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1921 - Abe Jan Koldijk, SS-physician (Limburg's family doctor)
1956 - Chris Isaak, Stockton Ca, rock singer/songwriter (Wicked Game)
1970 - Nicole Richardson, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1979 - Wálter Herrmann, Argentinian basketball player
Famous Deaths
363 - Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor (361-63)
1937 - Georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82
1939 - Ford M Ford, [Hueffer], British writer, (Tietjens Saga) dies at 65
1945 - Erno Rapee, composer, dies at 54
1990 - Anni Blomqvist, Finnish novelist (b. 1909)
2004 - Yash Johar, Indian film producer (b. 1929)
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