Historical Events
1873 - Henry Ossian Flipper of Georgia one of the first African Americans enters West Point Military Academy
1896 - Wilfrid Laurel sworn in as 1st French speaking premier of Canada
1970 - FC Utrecht soccer team forms in Utrecht
1987 - NYC radio station WFAN-AM becomes 1st 24 hour all sports radio
1994 - Roman Herzog sworn in as German president
1995 - Kiersten Rickenbach, of NJ, crowned America's Junior Miss
Famous Birthdays
1663 - Franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer
1883 - Arthur Borton, English soldier (d. 1933)
1899 - Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr, fictional character "Indiana Jones"
1949 - John Farnham, Australian singer
1971 - Jamie Walker, American baseball player
1989 - Mitch Hewer, English actor
Famous Deaths
1910 - Marius Petipa, Fren ballet dancer/choreographer (Casse-noisette), dies
1925 - Erik Alfred Leslie Satie, French composer (Dreamy Fish), dies at 59
1958 - Harry Nicholls Holmes, Dr (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78
1982 - John Everett Watts, composer, dies at 51
1988 - Hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer, dies at 82
2003 - Herbie Mann, American jazz flutist (b. 1930)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/14IcVrf
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