Historical Events
1555 - Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.
1679 - Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth.
1946 - Harbor workers end strike at Rotterdam and Amsterdam
1949 - "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater NYC after 727 perfs
1993 - Pope John Paul II hospitalized for Cat Scan test
2002 - Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
Famous Birthdays
1925 - Marvin Rainwater, Wichita Ks, country singer (Ozark Jubilee), (d. 2013)
1937 - Richard Petty, auto race driver (Daytona 500-1979,81)
1947 - Ervin Hall, Phila, 100m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1968)
1961 - Alba Parietti, Torino Italy, actress (Galagoal, Abbronzatissima)
1961 - Pat Dufficy, Westerly RI, female catcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
1976 - Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
Famous Deaths
1700 - Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77
1798 - John Fitch, American inventor, clockmaker, etc, dies
1964 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash
1981 - Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies
1995 - Gail Gordon, actor (Our Miss Brooks, Lucy Show), dies of cancer at 89
2008 - Elizabeth Spriggs, English-Born Actress (b. 1929)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/19SiiKT
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