Historical Events
1928 - World record 10th wicket stand 307 (Kippax / Hooker) NSW v Vic
1938 - Tom Goddard takes a cricket hat-trick for England v South Africa
1964 - Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley claim last victim
1988 - "Legs Diamond" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 64 performances
1996 - The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification goes into force.
1998 - Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones.
Famous Birthdays
1731 - Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor (Town Hall of Westzaan)
1778 - Juan Lovera, Venezuela, artist
1793 - Franz Hunten, composer
1921 - Steve Allen, comedian/TV host (Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show), born in NYC, New York
1980 - Serena Phillips, Corvallis Ore, figure skater (1997 Pruetten champ)
1995 - Zach Mills, American actor
Famous Deaths
1837 - Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87
1933 - Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian literary critic and politician (b. 1875)
1983 - Violet Carson, British actress (b. 1898)
1997 - John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter, dies at 81
2005 - Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (b. 1948)
2012 - Gerry Anderson, English writer/producer/director, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 83
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/WGfQwX
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