Historical Events
1922 - Arthur Honegger's ballet "Skating Rink" premieres, Paris
1934 - Japan sends Henry Pu Yi as regent to emperor of Manchuria
1942 - Japanese invade Burma
1981 - Islander Glenn Resch's 25th and last shut-out opponent-Flames 5-0
1985 - Cold front strikes US, at least 40 die (-27°F (-33°C) in Chicago)
1991 - "Black and Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 829 performances
Famous Birthdays
1925 - E Cardenal, writer
1947 - George Grantham, rocker (Poco-Crazy Eyes)
1948 - Nancy Kress, American writer
1950 - Mahamane Ousmane, President of Niger
1967 - Joe Pasquale, rocker (Prey)
1972 - Alcides Catanho, NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots)
Famous Deaths
1727 - John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies
1850 - Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)
1901 - Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (b. 1826)
1940 - Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)
1995 - Mehdi Bazargan, director Iranian oil corp/premier (1979), dies at 86
2012 - John F Baker Jnr, United States Army Master Sergeant and Medal of Honour recipient dies at 66
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/10tDOAu
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