Historical Events
1491 - An auto de fe, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
1864 - Confederate retreat at Lovejoy, Georgia
1955 - Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Yussuph V returns to Morocco
1963 - Touch-tone telephone introduced
1966 - Dr Sam Sheppard freed by a jury after 9 years in jail
1989 - "Gypsy" opens at St James Theater NYC for 477 performances
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Famous Birthdays
1835 - Elliott Warren Rice, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
1839 - Louis-Honoré Fréchette, French Canadian poet (d. 1908)
1967 - Lawrence Dawsey, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1968 - Chris Haney, Baltimore MD, pitcher (KC Royals)
1973 - Brendan Laney, Scottish rugby player
1980 - Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
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Famous Deaths
1628 - Paolo Quagliati, Italian composer
1885 - Louis Riel, Canadian rebel leader and "Father of Manitoba", hanged for treason at 41
1922 - Max Abraham, German physicist (b. 1875)
1943 - Marcel Verhamme, Belgian resistance fighter, executed
1974 - Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91
1982 - Lenny Murphy, Leader of Belfast's notorious Shankill Butchers (b. 1952)
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