Historical Events
1914 - New York Museum of Science and Industry incorporated
1980 - R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century v Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft
1984 - Last US marines in multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon left Beirut
1991 - Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1998 - Oprah Winfrey found not guilty in beef defamation trial brought by Texas cattlemen
2004 - The United States lifts a ban on travel to Libya, ending travel restrictions to the nation that had lasted for 23 years.
Famous Birthdays
1587 - Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)
1866 - Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical)
1922 - Margaret Leighton, actress (Astonished Heart), born in Birmingham, England
1926 - Cynthia Stone, Peoria Ill, actress (That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers)
1936 - Manmohan Desai, filmmaker
1978 - John Tartaglia, Broadway performer and "Muppeteer"
Famous Deaths
1815 - Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)
1933 - Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor, dies at 74
1954 - William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93
1981 - Howard Hanson, US composer/conductor (Nordic), dies at 84
1991 - Slim Gaillard [Bulee], American Jazz singer/songwriter, dies at 75
1993 - Fletcher Knebel, author (7 Days in May), commits suicide at 81
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