Historical Events
1515 - Francis, Duke of Angouleme succeeds King Louis XII as Francis I of France
1877 - England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India
1911 - South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government
1934 - International Telecommunication Union established
1957 - An Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit attacks Brookeborough RUC barracks in one of the most famous incidents of the IRA's Operation Harvest.
1998 - All California bars, clubs and card rooms must be smoke-free
Famous Birthdays
1874 - Hugo Leichtentritt, composer
1924 - Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet
1927 - Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007)
1949 - Peter Dormer, arts writer
1951 - Ashfaq Hussain, Urdu poet
1976 - Caleb Wyatt, American motocross rider
Famous Deaths
1387 - Charles, The Bad, King of Navarra (1349-87) dies burnt alive
1617 - Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies
1661 - Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64
1730 - Samuel Sewall, English judge (b. 1652)
1853 - Gregory Blaxland, Australian explorer (b. 1778)
1972 - Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91
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