Today in History for 16th October 2014

Historical Events

1903 - Homel, 1st Jewish self defense organization founded in Russia

1915 - Great Britain declares war on Bulgaria

1948 - Demonstration by Moscow Jews honoring Israeli ambassador Golda Meir

1962 - KTXT TV channel 5 in Lubbock, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting

1973 - Maynard Jackson elected 1st black mayor of Atlanta

1990 - US forces reach 200,000 in Persian Gulf

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Famous Birthdays

1830 - Ferdinand van der Haeghen, Flemish librarian/bibliography

1832 - Vicente Riva Palacio, Mexico, writer/diplomat

1913 - Cesar Bresgen, Austrian composer/organist

1928 - Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress

1936 - Gerardo Gandini, composer

1972 - Darius Kasparaitis, Elektrenai Lit, NHL defenseman (Islanders, Pitts)

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Famous Deaths

1323 - Amadeus V the Great, count of Flanders/Savoy, dies at 74

1621 - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, organist/composer, dies at about 59

1862 - George Burgwyn Anderson, US Confederate brig-general, dies at 31

1944 - John Eigenhuis, writer (The Dike), dies at 78

1996 - James Wild, music teacher, dies at 68

2006 - Tommy Johnson, American tubist (b. 1935)

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