Historical Events
1563 - Russian troops occupy Polotsk Lithuania
1900 - General French relieves Kimberley/Cecil Rhodes
1917 - SF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated
1944 - 891 British bombers attack Berlin
1991 - Daily market volatility as Hussein mentions withdrawal, but Bush calls his offer a "cruel hoax"
1998 - Daytona 500 race
Famous Birthdays
1913 - Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist (Suske and Wiske)
1920 - Richard O'Brien, CEO (Manpower Services Commission)
1948 - Ron "Penguin" Cey, Tacoma, Washington, American MLB 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers)
1949 - George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, English hereditary peer
1979 - Kaj-Erik Eriksen, actor (Quarantine)
1979 - Josh Low, English footballer
Famous Deaths
1864 - Israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies
1928 - Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (L, 1908-16) dies at 75
1939 - Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Russian painter (b. 1878)
1990 - Henry Brandon, actor (Assault on Precinct 13), dies at 77
1992 - William H Schuman, US composer (Pulitzer)/Pres of Julliard, dies at 81
1996 - Tommy Rettig, actor (Lassie)/computer programmer (Clipper), dies at 54
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/VkPOTQ
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