Historical Events
1567 - James VI is crowned King of Scots at Stirling.
1579 - King Philip II arrests plotters Antonio Perez and princess van Eboli
1793 - John Graves Simcoe decides to build a fort and settlement at Toronto, having sailed into the bay there.
1936 - RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road and comedy)
1953 - US bombers shot down at north of Wladiwostok
1966 - Nigerians chief of staff Jakubu Gowon makes coup
Famous Birthdays
1758 - Antonius van Gils, Dutch RC theologist (opposed Enlightenment)
1924 - Robert Horton, Los Angeles California, actor (Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena)
1959 - Gary Springer, NYC, actor (Bernice Bobs Her Hair)
1970 - Steve Wojciechowski, Blue Island IL, pitcher (Oakland A's)
1981 - Andrés Madrid, Argentine footballer
1982 - Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer
Famous Deaths
1108 - King Philip I, King of the Franks 1059, 1060-1108), dies at 56
1797 - Christoph Rheineck, composer, dies at 48
1886 - Adolf Muller, composer, dies at 84
1922 - Edward Gailliard, Flemish language/archaeologist, dies at 81
1981 - Robert Moses, American urban planner (b. 1888)
1982 - Harold Sakata, actor (Kenji-Sarge), dies at 62
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