Historical Events
1142 - Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
1864 - Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Va
1934 - VARA refuses to hire after commemoration of Marinus Van de Lubbe
1968 - "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 31 perfs
1971 - The body of a man who had been shot dead is found in Belfast
1996 - Catherine Roskam becomes the 1st NY female Episcopal bishop
Famous Birthdays
1805 - Samuel Palmer, painter/etcher (Valley of Vision), born in London, England
1832 - Lewis Carroll, [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], Halton, Cheshire, author (Alice in Wonderland), (d. 1898)
1928 - Jean-Michel Damase, composer
1945 - Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, North Irish peace activist (Nobel 1976)
1951 - Brian Downey, rock drummer (Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town)
1979 - Daniel Vettori, New Zealand cricketer
Famous Deaths
98 - Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies of a stroke at about 67
1763 - John Theodor of Bavaria, prince-bishop of Liege/cardinal, dies
1860 - János Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1802)
1964 - Lieb Glantz, composer, dies at 65
1982 - Iris Korn, actress (Widder-Palmerstown USA), dies at 60
2000 - Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist (b. 1930)
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