Historical Events
1882 - German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB
1979 - Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center
1984 - Andrea Schone skates ladies world record 5 km (7:34.52)
1984 - Igor Malkov skates world record 10 km (14:21.51)
1985 - 5th Golden Raspberry Awards: Bolero wins
1996 - 16th Golden Raspberry Awards: Showgirls wins
Famous Birthdays
1628 - Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)
1829 - George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)
1906 - John Cameron Swayze, news correspondent/spokesman (Timex) [OS]
1951 - Kenneth S Reightler Jr, Patuxent R Md, Cmdr USN/astro (STS 48, 60)
1960 - Barry Horowitz, American professional wrestler
1977 - Olivia Burnette, San Clemente California, actress (Torkelsons)
Famous Deaths
1381 - Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint
1603 - Elizabeth I Tudor, [Virgin Queen], of England and Ireland (1558-1603), dies at 69
1911 - Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies
1953 - Mary, [Victoria Mary] of Teck, Queen of Great Britain and consort of George V, dies at 85
1976 - Bernard L Montgomery, British General, defeated Rommel, dies at 88
2002 - César Milstein, Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1927)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/WOfCGg
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