Historical Events
1620 - Johannes Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft
1820 - 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii
1864 - Battle of Moorefield, WV
1929 - Jo Baer (born Josephine Kleinberg), Seattle USA, American artist
1949 - "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs
1977 - "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 1,050 performances
Famous Birthdays
1918 - Cees Buddingh', Dutch poet/writer/interpreter
1919 - John Hogan, Lowes, Kentucky, chemist (discovered methods of producing polypropylene), (d. 2012)
1932 - Edward Hardwicke, British actor
1939 - Verna Bloom, Lynn MA, actress (After Hours, Badge 373)
1955 - Wayne Knight, American actor
1975 - Koray Candemir, Turkish singer
Famous Deaths
1799 - John Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58
1834 - Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor (b. 1752)
1867 - Ira F Aldridge, US actor (Othello/Shylock), dies in Lodes Poland at 63
1885 - Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46
1991 - Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9
2011 - Nancy Wake, British war agent (b. 1912)
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