Historical Events
1337 - Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy made in England.
1908 - Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds)
1955 - After Maurice Richard is suspended for the remainder of the season, riots break out in Montreal. 37 people are injured and over 100 are arrested. The following morning, Richard goes on the radio to ask citizens to stop vandalizing the city.
1963 - Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game
1976 - Malikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.76)
2000 - The 800+ deaths of members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God is considered to be a mass murder and suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult.
Famous Birthdays
1884 - Alcide Nunez, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1934)
1892 - Benjamin Drake Van Wissen, Australian Engineer (d. 1984)
1922 - Megan Bull, British head mistress (Holloway Jail)
1946 - Michael Peter Finnissey, composer
1964 - Lee Dixon, English footballer
1975 - Justin Hawkins, British singer (The Darkness)
Famous Deaths
1605 - Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34
1855 - Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, composer, dies at 65
1982 - Joop Willemsen, Dutch cameraman, murdered in El Salvador
1988 - Nikolas Asimos, Greek counter-culture composer and singer (b. 1949)
1988 - Reg Sinfield, cricketer (one Test for England v Australia 1938), dies
1992 - Grace Stafford Lantz, cartoon voice (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 87
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/13155fT
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