Historical Events
1253 - Clare of Assisi's rules confirmed by Pope Innocent IV for Clare's Order of Poor Ladies
1830 - Louis-Philippe formally accepts crown of France, following abdication of Charles X
1930 - 113°F (45°C) at Perryville, Tennessee (state record)
1970 - Peruvian Airlines jet carrying 45 US exchange students explodes
1987 - Mary Beth wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic
1992 - Last day of Test Cricket for David Gower
Famous Birthdays
1718 - Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer
1808 - William Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1939 - Brito, Brazilian footballer
1952 - Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician
1965 - Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1974 - Kirill Reznik, American politician
Famous Deaths
1816 - Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (b. 1771)
1919 - Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (Pagliacci), dies at 62
1929 - Heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71
1958 - Felipe Boero, composer, dies at 74
1967 - Anton Walbrook, actor (Laura, I Accuse), dies of heart attack at 66
1977 - Edward Chapman, actor (Promoter, Rembrandt), dies at 75
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