Historical Events
905 - Holy Roman Catholic emperor Louis III captured
1542 - Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium)
1595 - Alvara Mendana discovers Marquesas Island
1749 - Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland
1960 - In Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Sirima Bandaranaike is world's 1st woman PM
1976 - Christopher Ewart-Biggs British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
Famous Birthdays
1865 - Robert Kahn, composer
1911 - Marshall McLuhan, Canada, writer (Medium is the Massage)
1933 - John C Gardner, scholar/writer (Grendel, Sunlight Dialogues)
1963 - Paulo Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
1968 - Christian Perthaler, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
1972 - Joe Rudolph, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
Famous Deaths
1782 - Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63
1821 - Maurice J M prince de Broglie, bishop of Ghent, dies at about 55
1917 - Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle
1932 - Bill Gleason, late 19th century baseball player
1972 - Ralph Craig, American athlete (b. 1889)
1990 - Stanley Shapiro, dies of leukemia at 65
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/NIPLYT
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