Historical Events
1792 - Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners)
1883 - American Anti-Vivisection Society organized (Phila)
1900 - Battle at Hart's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)
1915 - Nevada enforces convenient divorce law
1942 - Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif
1992 - 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France
Famous Birthdays
1865 - Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1904 - William L Shirer, historian (Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich)
1923 - Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet
1942 - Beau Boulter, (Rep-R-TX, 1985- )
1944 - Mike Maxfield, rocker (Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas)
1951 - Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
Famous Deaths
1447 - Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1390)
1848 - John Quincy Adams, 6th US President (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80
1913 - Jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies
1971 - King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73
1985 - Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71
2004 - Sikander Bakht, Governor of Kerala (b. 1918)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/WhbHhy
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