Historical Events
1668 - England takes control of Bombay, India
1799 - Napoleon captures Jaffa, Palestine
1937 - William H Hastie becomes 1st black federal judge (Virgin Islands)
1982 - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release "Ebony and Ivory" in the UK
1986 - Geffen records signs Guns and Roses
1997 - "Annie" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
Famous Birthdays
1916 - Sterling Hayden, NJ, actor (Dr Strangelove, Asphalt Jungle, Cobra)
1923 - Gert Bastian, German politician (d. 1992)
1925 - Maqsood Ahmed, cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 16 Tests 1952-56)
1942 - Erica Jong, [Mann], author (Fear of Flying), born in NYC, New York
1950 - Graham Barlow, cricketer (England batsman in 3 Tests 1976-77)
1969 - Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-)
Famous Deaths
1258 - Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies
1945 - Isaack Stouten, resistance fighter, shot to death at 29
1948 - Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43
1959 - Raymond T Chandler, US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71
2008 - Robert Fagles, American translator and professor (b. 1933)
2011 - Roger Abbott, Canadian comedian (Air Farce Live) (b. 1946)
from Today in History | HistoryOrb.com http://ift.tt/ZpATpC
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