Historical Events
630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
1946 - UN set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx)
1962 - Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Neth for birth control
1964 - Beatles' "She Loves You" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1993 - Pope John Paul II declares Duns Scotus, a saint
1993 - South Africa White Wolves kill 5 year old black girl
Famous Birthdays
1624 - Francois Roberday, composer
1820 - Frank Mori, composer
1944 - Marie-Christine Barrault, Paris France, actress (Stardust Memories)
1955 - Barbel Wockel-Eckert, German DR, sprinter (Olympic-4 gold-1976, 80)
1962 - Matthew Broderick, actor (WarGames, Biloxi Blues), born in NYC, New York
1967 - Adrian Chiles, British television and radio presenter
Famous Deaths
1676 - Henri Sauval, French historian (b. 1623)
1938 - Oscar Apfel, actor (Inspiration), dies at 60
1995 - Robert Urquhart, actor (Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed), dies at 72
2001 - Chung Ju-yung, Korean industrialist (b. 1915)
2004 - Ludmilla Tchérina, French ballet dancer and actress (b. 1924)
2011 - Pinetop Perkins, Member of the Blues Hall of Fame (b. 1913)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/ZNlluU
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