Historical Events
1855 - John Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations"
1956 - Indonesia says it will not pay debts to the Netherlands
1983 - France performs nuclear test
1983 - While warming up before 5th inning Yankee Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull
1986 - OPEC lowers oil production 20%
1997 - 185,000 Teamsters union United Parcel Service drivers walk off the job.
Famous Birthdays
1873 - Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War
1877 - Dame Laura Knight, Long Eaton UK, Impressionist artist
1934 - Jonas Savimbi, Angolian leader of Unita
1962 - Paul Reynolds, rock guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls)
1969 - Norm Casola, CFL slot back (Toronto Argonauts)
1992 - Dylan Sprouse, Arezzo Italy, actor (Patrick Kelly-Grace Under Fire)
Famous Deaths
1584 - John van Hembyze, South Netherlands Calvinist, dies at 71
1850 - Frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68
1889 - Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer, dies at 75
1973 - Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68
1996 - Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist, dies at 59
1999 - Victor Mature, American actor (b. 1913)
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