Historical Events
1590 - King Philip Ii's secretary Antonio Perez escapes jail
1692 - 5 more people are hanged for witchcraft (20 in all) in Salem Mass
1869 - Louis Riel speaks at a meeting of Metis residents about rights, setting in motion the events now referred to as the Red River Rebellion
1913 - Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1
1975 - Apollo and Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate
1980 - David Bowie appears in role of "Elephant Man" in Denver
Famous Birthdays
1735 - Garret Wesley Mornington, composer
1895 - Xu Beihong, Chinese painter (d. 1953)
1956 - Peter Barton, Valley Stream LI, actor (Powers of Matthew Star)
1976 - Vinessa Shaw, American actress
1981 - David Bernard, West Indian cricketer
1984 - Lewis Price, Welsh footballer
Famous Deaths
1234 - Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament
1844 - Heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77
1895 - Ernest H Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), dies at 67
1985 - Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer (b. 1938)
1992 - Heinz Galinski, Pres (Central council for Jews in Germany), dies at 79
1996 - Emmanual Tettey Mensah, musician, dies at 77
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