Historical Events
1559 - 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die
1799 - English and Russian invasion army conquerors Receiver
1940 - Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance.
1981 - Simon and Garfunkel reunite for a NYC Central Park concert
1986 - Fed health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients
1988 - Israel launches 1st satellite, for secret military reconnaissance
Famous Birthdays
1905 - Betty Garde, Phila, actress (Aggie-Real McCoys)
1907 - Lewis F Powell Jr, Va, Supreme Court justice (1972-87)
1931 - Ray Danton, NYC, actor/director (Longest Day, Psychic Killer)
1955 - Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (d. 2006)
1965 - Katrina McClain, Charleston SC, basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96)
1967 - Alexander Karelin, Russian wrestler
Famous Deaths
1668 - William Waller, English soldier
1830 - Stanislas Champein, composer, dies at 76
1988 - Oren Lee Staley, 1st pres of Natl Farmers Org (1955-79), dies at 65
1992 - Jacques Pic, french restaurant owner, dies
1995 - Yevgeni Nikolayevich Khludeyev, Russia, cosmonaut, dies at 55
1997 - Rich Mullins, American singer (b. 1955)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/UnRjg2
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