Historical Events
1728 - George F Handel's opera "Siroe, re di Persia" premieres in London
1861 - Territories of Nevada and Colorado created
1976 - Spain withdraws from Western Sahara
1977 - 1st killer whale born in captivity (Marineland, Los Angeles California)
1980 - "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 h 12 m)
1983 - Final TV episode of "M*A*S*H" airs (CBS); record 125 million watch in the US
Famous Birthdays
1940 - Mario Andretti, Italian American race-car driver (1969 Indianapolis 500, 1978 Formula One World Champion)
1943 - Donnie Iris [Dominic Ierace}, Ellwood City Pennsylvania, rock musician
1952 - Melissa Babish, SC, swimmer (Olympic)
1964 - Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan cyclist
1969 - Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
1969 - Patrick Monahan, American singer (Train)
Famous Deaths
1453 - Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (b. 1400)
1796 - Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 56
1844 - Thommas W Gilmer, Navy Secretary, dies in explosion on USS Princeton
1985 - David Byron, English singer (Uriah Heep) (b. 1947)
1987 - Nora Kaye, US ballet dancer, dies at 67
2011 - Peter Gomes, Harvard University Chaplain (b. 1942)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/142P7MZ
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