Historical Events
1511 - Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League
1957 - Yugoslav dissident Milovan Djilos sentenced to 7 years
1984 - 13th Space Shuttle Mission (41-G)-Challenger 6-launched
1990 - Cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obsentity (Mappelthorpe photos)
1994 - 28th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill and Pam Tillis wins
1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA CoreStates Betsy King Classic
Famous Birthdays
1713 - Denis Diderot, Langres, France, enlightenment philosopher (Encyclopédie), (d. 1784)
1946 - Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist
1967 - Ellie Gibson, Corpus Christi TX, golfer (1994 PING-Cellular One-5th)
1967 - Rex Chapman, NBA guard (Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns)
1970 - Thomas Randolph, NFL cornerback (NY Giants)
1979 - Vincenzo Grella, Australian soccer player
Famous Deaths
1924 - Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75
1933 - Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)
1940 - Lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (b. 1859)
1954 - Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78
1986 - Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver (b. 1947)
2012 - Keith H.S. Campbell, British biologist, dies at 58
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/T8VvBN
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