Historical Events
1901 - Construction begins on NY Stock Exchange
1919 - Frank Wedekind's "Herakles" premieres in Munich
1979 - Pioneer 11 makes 1st fly-by of Saturn, discovers new moon, rings
1981 - Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees
1982 - Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls" premieres in London
1983 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
1529 - Taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter
1898 - Marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford
1948 - Józef Życiński, Polish archbishop and philosopher
1959 - Kenny Mayne, American sports journalist
1966 - Tim Hardaway, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1973 - Zach Thomas, American football player
Famous Deaths
1256 - Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218)
1685 - Leoline Jenkins, Welsh lawyer (b. 1625)
1903 - Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neo criticism), dies
1951 - Wolfgang Schulze, [Wols], German drawer/painter, dies at 38
1963 - Guy Burgess, British spy for the USSR
1969 - Drew Pearson, newscaster (Drew Pearson), dies at 71
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/OPeOf0
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