Historical Events
1572 - Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege of Haarlem
1724 - Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. (b. c. 1700)
1918 - Emperor Charles I of Austria abdicates
1959 - 1st episode of "Rocky and His Friends" airs
1961 - Stalingrad renamed Volgograd
2000 - In Kaprun, Austria, 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel.
Famous Birthdays
1724 - Willem A Alting, governor-general of Neth-Indies (1780-97)
1895 - Jacov Gotovac, composer
1901 - F. Van Wyck Mason, American author (d. 1978)
1915 - William Proxmire, (Sen-D-WI, 1957-88) (Golden Fleece Awards)
1934 - Elzbieta Krzesinska, Poland, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1956)
1947 - Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist
Famous Deaths
1638 - Cornelis Cornelisz, "of Haarlem", painter, dies at about 76
1686 - Otto von Guericke, German scientist, inventor, and politician (b. 1602)
1862 - James Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793)
1901 - Antonio Zamara, composer, dies at 72
1938 - Typhoid Mary, carrier of the typhoid disease (b. 1869)
1977 - Greta Keller, Vienna-born cabaret singer and actress (b. 1903)
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