Historical Events
1312 - Duke John II of Brabant ends Charter of Kortenberg
1834 - Charles Darwin returns to Valparaiso
1931 - Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481)
1975 - Government De Uyl recalls Dutch ambassador from Spain
1990 - Senate Judiciary committee approves Souter's Supreme Court
1992 - Military transport plane crashes in Lagos, Nigeria killing 163
Famous Birthdays
1942 - Dith Pran, Cambodian-born photojournalist
1963 - Caren Metschuck, German DR, 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic-gold-1980)
1964 - Stephan Jenkins, American singer (Third Eye Blind)
1965 - Ricky Fuji, Japanese professional wrestler
1970 - Mark Caldero, Oklahoma City, vocalist (Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up)
1984 - Paul Bevan, Australian rules footballer
Famous Deaths
1259 - Ezzeline III da Romano, gentleman of Verona/"cruel monster", dies
1304 - John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English soldier
1876 - Braxton Bragg, American Confederate general (b. 1817)
1940 - Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (b. 1857)
1993 - Andrei Solovyiov, Russian photographer, dies in battle at 38
2013 - Jay Robinson, American actor, dies at 83
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