Historical Events
1864 - Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, GA (Pine Mt, Pine Knob, Golgotha)
1888 - 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40.25
1902 - 1st Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St, Phila)
1970 - Argentine milt junta under lt-gen Lanusse drives out pres Ongania
1971 - Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold
1975 - Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners and 1 guard (Sanford Fla)
Famous Birthdays
1893 - Samuel N Behrman, US screenwriter (Tale of 2 Cities, Daddy Long Legs)
1921 - Arthur Hertzberg, American Jewish scholar (d. 2006)
1922 - Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist - Radio and TV animator (d. 1988)
1947 - John Gurda, American historian
1971 - Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
1972 - Steven Salter, CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
Famous Deaths
1382 - Philip of Lead, lawyer of Utrecht, dies
1563 - William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English statesman (b. 1506)
1892 - William Grant Stairs, Canadian explorer (b. 1863)
1968 - Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)
1996 - Walter Pardon, carpenter/traditional singer, dies at 81
1997 - Stanley Knowles, Canadian politician (b. 1908)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/11Od9cE
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