Historical Events
1675 - King Charles II lays foundation stone of Royal Observatory, Greenwich
1680 - In New Mexico, Popé leads rebellion of Pueblo Indians against Spaniads
1904 - Japanese fleet defeat Russians off Port Arthur
1916 - Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia
1939 - 2nd Dutch De Geer government forms (1st with Social Democrats)
1992 - Satellite TOPEX/Poseidon launched
Famous Birthdays
1652 - Peterus I Scheemaeckers, Flemish sculptor (tomb stones)
1908 - Gabrielle Keiller, collector/golfer
1933 - Doyle Brunson, American poker player
1963 - Phoolan Devi, Indian bandit and revolutionary (d. 2001)
1973 - Lisa Raymond, Norristown Penn, tennis star (1995 Indian Wells doubles)
1980 - Kaysar Ridha, Iraqi-American reality TV contestant
Famous Deaths
1859 - George Staunton, writer
1969 - Leno LaBianca, American businessman (murdered) (b. 1925)
1974 - Ilona Massey, actress/singer (Ilona Massey Show), dies at 64
1979 - Dick Foran, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 69
1987 - Calvin Culver, actor (Score), dies
1994 - Leendert-John Schalm, Dutch banker on Curacao, murdered at 58
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/NjuPdW
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