Historical Events
1709 - Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools," premieres in London
1904 - Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
1923 - 1st Dutch Dada-evening (Theo Van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters)
1966 - 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain
1971 - Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves
1996 - Haiti becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
Famous Birthdays
1898 - Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Fiskerne, Slaven)
1907 - Pierre Mendès-France, French Premier (1954-55) (d. 1982)
1927 - Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, saxophonist
1946 - Ludmila Poradnik, USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1954 - Saskia ten Batenburg, Dutch actress (Factory, Hunk)
1972 - Marc Blucas, American actor
Famous Deaths
1837 - John Field, Irish pianist/composer (Nocturnes), dies at 54
1966 - Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1889)
1981 - Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88
1986 - Sid Chaplin, UK novelist (b. 1916)
1995 - Onat Kutlar, Turkish screenplay/producer (Hazal), murdered at 59
2010 - Mick Green, British guitarist (b. 1944)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/ZPidCf
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