Historical Events
1882 - Martial law is imposed in Japan.
1917 - British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium
1982 - Stephabue Hix, of Alabama, 18, crowned Miss National Teen-Ager
1984 - Joan Benoit (US) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52)
1989 - General elections are held in Nicaragua with the Sandinista Front winning a majority.
1994 - Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose
Famous Birthdays
1900 - Bodi Rapp, [Johanna PAC Goetmakers], Dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher
1936 - John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)
1943 - Sammi Smith, singer
1961 - Athula Samarasekera, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman)
1973 - Sean Sherk, American mixed martial artist
1976 - Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor
Famous Deaths
1157 - Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies
1916 - Nikolay Ivanovich Kazanli, composer, dies at 46
1944 - Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies
1976 - Adrian Roland Holst, poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88
1998 - Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian dictator (b. 1911)
2008 - Reg Lindsay, Australian country and western singer/songwriter (b. 1929)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/NhJa7c
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