Historical Events
1679 - English house of Commons accept Exclusion Bill
1813 - Tax revolt in Amsterdam
1837 - Isaac Pitman introduces his shorthand system
1922 - British Conservative Party wins election; /Labour Party comes second
1978 - 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1987 - 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver
Famous Birthdays
1731 - William Cowper, English lawyer/poet (John Gilpin) [OS]
1784 - Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (d. 1860)
1899 - Iskander Mirza, first President of Pakistan (d. 1969)
1950 - Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower (1st to break 70m)
1967 - Laura Garrone, Italy, tennis star
1991 - Shailene Woodley, American Actress
Famous Deaths
1907 - Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer, dies at 73
1954 - Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76
1974 - James Morrison, actor (Don't, Black Beauty), dies on his 86th birthday
1978 - Margaret Mead, American anthropologist (Thoughts and Female), dies of pancreatic cancer at 76
1982 - Martin De Alzaga, Argentine racing driver (b. 1901)
1983 - John Le Mesurier, British actor (Jabberwocky, Dad's Army), dies at 71
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