Historical Events
1784 - Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents
1920 - Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones" premieres in NYC
1937 - Stalinists executed by shooting Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community (including three women).
1973 - "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances
1990 - Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts
2009 - The inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is held at the Yas Marina Circuit.
Famous Birthdays
1914 - William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz pianist/arranger
1950 - Tony Hymphris, political activist
1957 - Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988)
1962 - Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1968 - Bernard Dafney, NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens)
1975 - Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American musician
Famous Deaths
1844 - August Ferdinand Haeser, composer, dies at 45
1926 - Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch actor/director (Krates), dies at 72
1956 - Pietro Badoglio, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (1943-44) and Italian General (1922-43), dies at 85
1986 - Sippie Wallace, blues singer, dies at 88
1993 - Anatoli Fyodorovich Voronov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup), dies at 63
2012 - Pascual Perez, Dominican baseball player, bludgeoned to death at 55
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/TbRaKz
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