Historical Events
1895 - The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England.
1914 - 4th day of Battle of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, Gen Martos caught
1957 - Strom Thurmond (Sen-D-SC) ends 24 hr filibuster against civil rights
1958 - US Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colo
1962 - US U-2 flight sees SAM launch pads in Cuba
1988 - USSR launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir
Famous Birthdays
1844 - Edward Carpenter, English poet (d. 1929)
1924 - Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican songwriter (d. 2005)
1928 - Thomas Stewart, San Saba Texas, baritone (La Roche Capriccio)
1949 - Peter John Wiegold, composer
1950 - Dave Reichert, American politician and sheriff
1956 - Edddie Murray, NFL kicker (Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings)
Famous Deaths
1758 - Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal, dies at 56
1987 - Archie Campbell, American country music comedian (b. 1914)
1989 - Peter Scott, English explorer, naturalist, and painter (b. 1909)
2000 - Willie Maddren, English footballer (b. 1951)
2001 - Graeme "Shirley" Strachan, Australian singer (Skyhooks), TV and radio star (b. 1952)
2007 - Pierre Messmer, French politician and Prime Minister (b. 1916)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/QwZhDC
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