Historical Events
1699 - Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches"
1908 - Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut v Eng Adelaide (116)
1929 - Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign
1976 - Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
1985 - British pound sinks to record low $US1.11
1995 - 16th ACE Cable Awards: John Malone wins the Golden CableACE for outstanding achievements in advancing the development of cable programming
Famous Birthdays
1812 - Carl Gradener, composer
1911 - George Amadee Tremblay, composer
1931 - Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer
1937 - Shoban Babu, Indian actor
1962 - Patrica Morrison, rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet)
1971 - Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier
Famous Deaths
1786 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)
1901 - Mandell Creighton, English bishop/historian, dies at 57
1942 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian writer (b. 1883)
1961 - Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81
2005 - Charlotte MacLeod, American writer (b. 1922)
2007 - Darlene Conley, American actress (b. 1934)
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