Historical Events
1847 - Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star"
1910 - Neon lights first publicly displayed (Paris Auto Show)
1944 - US 5th Armoured division occupies Brandenburg Hurtgenwald
1962 - Pravda criticizes western art
1967 - 1st human heart transplant performed (Dr Christian Barnard, South Africa)
1979 - Iran accepts constitution
Famous Birthdays
1838 - Octavia Hill, British reformer, leader of open-space movement
1883 - Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Webern, Vienna, Austrian 12-tone composer
1951 - John and Greg Rice, American twin actors
1970 - Paul Byrd, Louisville KY, pitcher (NY Mets)
1972 - Bucky Lasek, American skateboarder
1973 - Andrew McNally, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996)
Famous Deaths
1265 - Odofredus, Italian jurist
1823 - Joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84
1937 - Prosper Poullet, Belgian mayor, dies
1995 - Robertson Davies (author), dies at 82
1995 - Roxie Roker, actress (Claudine)/mother of Lenny Kravitz, dies at 66
1996 - George Duby, historian, dies at 77
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/UBxnXJ
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