Historical Events
1493 - Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
1970 - Biafran War ends, Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
1971 - Fed grand jury indicts Rev Philip Berrigan and 5 others, including a nun and 2 priests, on charges of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger
1971 - "All in the Family" premieres on CBS featuring 1st toilet flush on TV
1977 - Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes
1992 - Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished
Famous Birthdays
1896 - David Wechsler, American psychologist (d.1981)
1910 - Charles Martin, cartoonist
1924 - Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker
1967 - Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward (Team Sweden, San Jose)
1970 - Raekwon, American rapper
1975 - Jason Freese, American musician
Famous Deaths
1519 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
1781 - Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (b. 1691)
1829 - Michael Gottard Fischer, composer, dies at 55
1991 - Vasco Pratolini, Italy, writer (Ragazze di San Frediano), dies at 77
2003 - Maurice Gibb, guitarist of the Bee Gees, dies of cardiac arrest at 53
2005 - Edmund S. Valtman, Estonian-born cartoonist (b. 1914)
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