Historical Events
1872 - The Great Boston Fire of 1872. Close to 1,000 buildings destroyed
1939 - Nobel for physics awarded to Ernest O Lawrence (cyclotron)
1966 - John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition at Indica Gallery in London
1970 - Trial of Seattle 8 anti-war protesters begins
1983 - Amsterdam brewer Freddie Heineken kidnapped
1988 - "Prince of Central Park" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 4 perfs
Famous Birthdays
1825 - Ambrose Powell Hill, Lt Gen (Confederate 3rd Army Corp), died in 1865
1885 - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian writer (d. 1922)
1887 - Muriel Aked, Bingley England actress (Happiest Days of Your Life)
1906 - Arthur Rudolph, rocket engineer
1955 - Bob Nault, French Canadian politician
1971 - Michael Barber, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
Famous Deaths
1980 - Carmel Myers, actress (Carmel Myers Show), dies at 79
1985 - Mary MacLaren, actress (Black Swan), dies at 85 of respiratory probs
1985 - Helen Rose, costume designer, dies at 81
1991 - Yves Montand, actor (Idol, Grand Prix), dies of a heart attack at 70
1993 - Stanley Myers, English movie composer (Deer Hunter), dies at 63
2004 - Stieg Larsson, Swedish author (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), dies of a heart attack at 50
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/S48L5I
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