Historical Events
1387 - King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
1920 - Peace treaty gives Estonia independence
1965 - East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt
1968 - US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam
1979 - Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas
1982 - Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92
Famous Birthdays
1860 - Daniel Berkeley Updike, printer/publisher/writer (Printing Types)
1915 - Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist
1942 - Paul Jones, England, rocker (Manfried Mann-Mighty Quinn)
1961 - Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims-Red)
1974 - Simeon Rice, defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
1976 - Marco Campos, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1995)
Famous Deaths
1666 - Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77
1806 - John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist (Society for General Use), dies at 81
1991 - Jean Rogers, actress (Flash Gordon, Hot Cargo), dies at 74
1996 - Gene Mitchell, museum director, dies on 70th birthday
2012 - Benedict Freedman, American novelist and mathematician, dies at 92
2012 - Jan Berenstain, American author dies from a stroke at 88
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/XOj96i
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