Historical Events
1907 - Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series
1957 - "Simply Heavenly" closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 62 perfs
1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 - At 4 am, traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck
1983 - 5225 Loral and 5424 Covington
1987 - Oscar Arias (Costa Rican Pres) wins Nobel Peace Prize
Famous Birthdays
1865 - Arthur Harden, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
1896 - Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975)
1939 - Carolee Schneemann, Fox Chase Pennsylvania, American performance artist
1942 - Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker (Temptations)
1966 - Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer star (Ajax)
1977 - Carmen Carrillo Vilanova, Miss El Salvador Universe (1997)
Famous Deaths
1093 - Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62
1654 - Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, painter, is injured in the Delft Explosion and later dies of his injuries
1758 - Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, British field marshal (b. 1680)
1959 - Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63
1991 - Sheila Florance, Australian actress (Cactus), dies of cancer at 75
1992 - Ulysses Guimaraes, Brazilian MP (chairman), dies in accident
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/RlMkJl
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