Historical Events
1653 - -16] Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea
1864 - Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners
1918 - Russia severs diplomatic ties with US
1960 - CFL's Calgary Stampeders move into McMahon Stadium
1977 - Herbert Kappler, head of Nazi police and security services in Rome during WWII, escapes from prison hospital in Rome
1993 - Cindy Schreyer wins LPGA Sun-Time Challenge Golf Tournament
Famous Birthdays
1934 - Reg Scarlett, WI cricket off-spinner (3 Tests 1960)
1940 - Rita Shane, American soprano
1944 - Linda Ellerbee, Bryan Texas, newscaster (Weekend, NBC Overnight)
1966 - Fred Strickland, linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
1972 - Ken Walter, punter (Carolina Panthers)
1990 - Jennifer Lawrence, Louisville, Kentucky, American actress (Winter's Bone, Silver Linings Playbook )
Famous Deaths
1369 - Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England
1729 - Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64
1799 - Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet (b. 1729)
1864 - Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies
1996 - Agnes Beatrice Read, medical social worker, dies at 86
1996 - Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver, dies at 93
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/PcpiGE
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