Historical Events
1821 - Panama declares independence from Spain
1912 - Ismail Qemali declares Albania independent from Turkey
1950 - Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager
1972 - LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels
1975 - As the World Turns and The Edge of Night, the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes.
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as Britain's PM, replaced by John Major
Famous Birthdays
1770 - F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V and Wilhelmina of Prussia
1864 - Lindley M. Garrison, American Secretary of War (d. 1932)
1904 - Nancy Mitford, English author (Love in a cold climate)
1960 - Ken Howell, baseball player
1969 - Robb Nen, San Pedro, California, American MLB pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1975 - Sigurd Wongraven, Norwegian musician (Satyricon (band))
Famous Deaths
1058 - Kazimierz I Restaurator, duke of Poland (1034-58), dies
1944 - Joop Brouwer de Koning, youngest Dutch radio operator, executed at 25
1945 - Dwight Davis, donator of tennis' Davis Cup, dies
1992 - June Joyce Lewis Fraser, entertainer, dies at 75
1992 - Sidney Nolan, Australian painter (b. 1917)
1993 - Kenneth Connor, English comic/actor (Carry on Sergeant), dies at 75
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