Historical Events
452 - Italy invaded by Attila the Hun
1191 - Richard I arrives in Acre thus beginning his crusade.
1956 - WDAM TV channel 7 in Laurel-Hattiesburg, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1968 - Gary Puckett and Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"
1971 - White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign
1996 - 128th Belmont: Rene Douglas aboard Editor's Note wins in 2:28.96
Famous Birthdays
1909 - William Odling, major-general
1939 - Herb Adderley, Phila, NFL hall of famer (Packers, Cowboys)
1945 - Donna Deitch, director (Sexual Advances, Women of Brewster Place)
1947 - Eric F. Wieschaus, American biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1962 - Nick Rhodes, [Bates], keyboardist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)
1969 - Laurel Martin, Hummelstown PA, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
1376 - "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46
1884 - Henry Clay Work, composer, dies at 51
1906 - Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer, dies at 65
1984 - Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88
1992 - William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82
2013 - Paul Cellucci, American politician, dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 65
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/16RDSy0
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