Historical Events
1482 - "Pentateuch" (Jewish Bible) 1st printed as a book in Bologna, Italy
1788 - Captain Arthur Phillip and British colonists hoist the English flag at Sydney Cove, New South Wales, now celebrated as Australia Day
1915 - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo established
1929 - Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence
1980 - Mary Decker became 1st woman to run a mile in under 4½ minutes
1998 - 25th American Music Award: Spice Girls and Babyface win
Famous Birthdays
1715 - Claude Helvetius, Paris France, philosopher
1855 - Arthur Hervey, composer
1935 - Zbigniew Penherski, composer
1976 - Frankie Rayder, American model
1989 - Emily Hughes, American figure skater
1990 - Christopher Massey, American actor
Famous Deaths
1855 - Gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. 1808)
1943 - Nikolai Vavilov, geneticist, Saratovv labour camp, dies
1990 - Bob Gerard, British racing driver (b. 1914)
1997 - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (b. 1904)
1997 - Sarah Lucas, theatre Administrator, dies at 53
2011 - Gladys Horton, American musician and singer, member of the group The Marvelettes (b. 1944)
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