Historical Events
1242 - 24 wagonloads of Talmudic books burned in Paris
1864 - Battle of Lake Chicot, AR (Dutch Bayou)
1885 - 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43
1976 - 30th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
1993 - 63rd French Mens Tennis: S Bruguera beats Jim Courier (64 26 62 36 63)
2009 - 141st Belmont: Kent Desormeaux aboard Summer Bird wins in 2:27.54
Famous Birthdays
1847 - Gerben Postma, [Ids], Frisian writer (Swealtsjeblommen)
1902 - Avraham Daus, composer
1929 - Boguslaw Schaffer, composer
1972 - Gary Downs, running back (Atlanta Falcons)
1976 - aKido, Canadian musician
1984 - Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballplayer
Famous Deaths
1862 - Turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33
1934 - Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and writer (b. 1864)
1968 - Randolph Churchill, son of Winston Churchill (b. 1911)
1985 - Siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54
1992 - Thijs van Lier, lawyer/Dutch MP (PvdA), dies at 44
2005 - Anne Bancroft, American actress, dies from uterine cancer at 73
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/121SOGP
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