Historical Events
1905 - Japanese fleet destroys Russian East Sea fleet in Straits of Tushima
1942 - Dorie Miller awarded navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor
1944 - Jean-Paul Sartres' "Huis Clos" premieres in Paris
1972 - "Applause" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 900 performances
1993 - Mafia bombs Uffizi Museum in Florence, killing 6
2013 - The largest flag ever made at 5 tons with 44 miles of thread is unveiled in Romania
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Famous Birthdays
1876 - Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish writer (d. 1945)
1911 - Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born Israeli politician (d. 2007)
1914 - Lord Erroll of Hale, British minister
1916 - Norman Griggs, VP (Building Society Association)
1948 - Pete Sears, bassist (Jefferson Starship)
1969 - Todd Hundley, Martinsville VA, catcher (NY Mets)
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Famous Deaths
1887 - Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86
1960 - James Montgomery Flagg, American illustrator (b. 1877)
1992 - Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, mobster (St Valentines Day), dies at 86
1992 - John Myhers, director/actor (Billion Dollar Hobo), dies at 70
1993 - Jan Wiley, actress (Underdog, Brute Man, She Wolf of London), dies
2011 - Jeff Conaway, American actor (b. 1950)
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