Historical Events
1897 - After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
1912 - Netherland Olympic Committee forms
1919 - US marines invade Honduras
1953 - WEHT TV channel 25 in Evansville, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1985 - Intl Cometary Explorer (ISEE 3) passes Giacobini-Zinner by 7900 km
1991 - Air crash at Djeddah, Saudi-Arabia, 263 die
Famous Birthdays
1892 - Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (d. 1980)
1915 - Athena Lorde, NY, actress (Fuzz, Skin Game, Firecreek)
1970 - Chris Garver, tattoo artist
1975 - Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota USA (1996)
1978 - Ben Lee, Australian musician and singer
1980 - Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver
Famous Deaths
1823 - David Ricardo, economist (b. 1772)
1896 - Anton Joseph Bruckner, Austrian composer, dies at 72
1946 - Arthur van Schendel, writer (Holland Drama), dies at 72)
1978 - Ronnie Peterson, Swedish F1 driver (b. 1944)
1984 - Hilding Hallnas, composer, dies at 81
1988 - Luis W Alvarez, physicist (Nobel-1968), dies at 77
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/QgMQbn
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