Historical Events
1923 - Sutton Vane's "Outward Bound," premieres in London
1944 - Dutch begin railroad strike against German occupiers
1967 - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational
1968 - Gaylord Perry (Giants) no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 1-0
2007 - AOL, once the largest ISP in the U.S., officially announces plans to refocus the company as an advertising business and to relocate its corporate headquarters from Dulles, Virginia to New York, New York.
2010 - The 54 year run of the soap opera As the World Turns ends as its final episode is broadcast.
Famous Birthdays
1677 - Stephen Hales, English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (d. 1761)
1819 - Thomas Andrews Hendricks, (D) 21st US VP; died in office
1917 - Lawrence Jacob, Atlantic City NJ, artist (Sanitarium)
1956 - Thad Bosley. American major league baseball player
1961 - Pamela Ann Melroy, Palo Alto California, Major USAF/astronaut (sk:STS 92)
1994 - Taylor Ware, American yodeler
Famous Deaths
1312 - Ferdinand V, king of Castile/Leon, dies at 26
1803 - Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies
1980 - Anastasio Somoza, former Nicaraguan Pres, assassinated in Paraguay
1984 - Richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70
1993 - Christian Nyby, US director (Big Sleep, Thing), dies at 80
1997 - Red Skelton, comedian (Red Skelton Show), dies at 84
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/OSJISH
No comments:
Post a Comment