Historical Events
1952 - Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die
1957 - "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 45 performances
1967 - Lester B. Pearson (PM of Canada) announces that he is retiring from politics, and is succeeded by Pierre Trudeau
1977 - Egyptian and Israeli representatives gather in Cairo for first formal peace conference
1977 - War criminal Pieter Menten sentenced in Amsterdam to 15 years
1980 - New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat NY Jets 21-20
Famous Birthdays
1829 - John Mercer Langston, 1st African American to hold US political office
1923 - Leonardus S van Egeraat, Dutch travel expert
1946 - Jackie McCauley, North Ireland, rock pianist (Them Coleraine)
1953 - Vijay Amritraj, India, tennis player/actor (Octopussy)
1964 - C[arl] J[eff] Snare, Wash DC, vocalist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime)
1984 - Chris Brunt, Northern Irish footballer
Famous Deaths
1136 - Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered
1861 - Albert, Prince consort of England and husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42
1906 - John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer, dies at 78
1963 - Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39
1990 - Hope Sansberry, actress (Rats are Coming), dies at 94
1993 - Myrna Loy, [Williams], US actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/TYy9xr
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