Historical Events
1431 - First meeting of Order of the Golden Fleece
1901 - Opera "Grisélidis" is produced (Paris)
1966 - "Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances
1966 - Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times
1997 - Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played
2006 - Moises Alou signs a one year-contract with the New York Mets worth $7.5 million
Famous Birthdays
1752 - Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)
1781 - Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian
1866 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/1st commissioner of baseball
1889 - Edwin Hubble, astronomer (discoverer of galaxies, red shift)
1919 - Halka Grossman, resistance fighter/politician
1945 - Nanette Workman, American-born Canadian singer and actress
Famous Deaths
1527 - Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic
1950 - Francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84
1973 - Allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey and Sheila), dies at 48
1983 - Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83
1991 - Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies
1992 - John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/UFoYyE
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