Sunday, 17 August 2014

Today in History for 17th August 2014

Historical Events


1891 - 1st public bathhouse with showers opens in NYC (People's Bath)

1940 - Hitler orders total blockade of Great Britain

1947 - The Radcliffe Line, the border between Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan is revealed.

1953 - Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous in Southern California.

1980 - Azaria Chamberlain disappears, likely taken by a dingo, leading to what was then the most publicised trial in Australian history

1986 - Rioting at DMC concert, 40 injured


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Famous Birthdays


1811 - Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)

1921 - Geoffery Rudolph Elton, historiographer

1926 - George Melly, British singer (d. 2007)

1966 - Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder

1975 - İlhan Mansız, Turkish footballer

1979 - Marcus Patric, British actor


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Famous Deaths


1730 - Mauritius Vogt, composer, dies at 61

1792 - Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38

1865 - Mosby Munroe Parsons, US Confederate gen-maj, dies in battle

1966 - Archibald Palm, cricketer (Test South Africa v England 1927-28), dies

1995 - Howard Koch, screenwriter, dies at 92

2007 - Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)


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