Historical Events
1935 - Establishment of the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
1944 - Kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo
1951 - Earthquake hits Formosa, 100 killed
1966 - Ice hockey legend Bobby Orr scores his first career goal (vs Montreal Canadiens)
1973 - Israeli troops reconquer mountain Hermon
1978 - Pope John Paul II is inaugurated as Pope
Famous Birthdays
1689 - King John V of Portugal (d. 1750)
1870 - Alfred Douglas, English partner of Oscar Wilde (d. 1945)
1891 - Parker Fennelly, American comedian and actor (d.1988)
1903 - George Beadle, US biologist (Nobel 1958)
1913 - Bo Dai, Huế, last Emperor of Vietnam (1926-45) and Chief of State of South Vietnam (1949-55)
1962 - Derrick Waldroup, Chicago Ill, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96)
Famous Deaths
1979 - Jesse Bishop, murderer, dies in Nevada gas chamber
1991 - Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies
1995 - Kingsley Amis, author, dies of injuries from a fall at 73
2007 - Ève Curie French writer (b. 1904)
2012 - Russell Means, Native American activist, dies from esophageal cancer at 72
2012 - Wilson Whineray, New Zealand rugby player, dies at 77
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