Historical Events
795 - Leo III succeeds pope Adrianus I
1465 - Peace of St Truiden: Louis van Bourbon becomes bishop of Luik
1935 - Yaeko Iwasaki, student of D S Harada Roshi, 1st awakening in Kamakura
1939 - 99 die in 2nd wreck at Friedrichshafen Germany
1984 - Madonna's "Like a Virgin" single goes #1 for 6 weeks
2001 - Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
Famous Birthdays
1787 - Rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar
1867 - Frantisek X Salda, Czech writer/critic
1868 - John Nance Garner, Texas, (VP-D-1933-41)
1903 - Barbara Moore, doctor, walked across US in 86 days in 1960
1925 - Lewis Glucksman, American financier (d. 2006)
1974 - Heather Donahue, American actress
Famous Deaths
1828 - Rachel Jackson, wife of 7th US President Andrew Jackson, dies of heart failure
1913 - Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913), dies at 69
1923 - Arthur H Bird, composer, dies at 67
1974 - Richard Long, actor (Prof-Nanny and Professor), dies at 47
1980 - Dick Kallman, actor (Hank Dearborn-Hank), murdered at 47
1993 - Don DeFore, actor (George Baxter-Hazel), dies of cardiac arrest at 76
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/VW4L8a
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