Today in History for 5th July 2016

Historical Events

649 – St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1933 – German party Catholic Center disbands
1935 – Chicago Cubs are 10½ games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant
1961 – KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 – “Manifest of 1000 words” published in Prague
2006 – North Korea missle tests: at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile.

 

Famous Birthdays

1546 – Johann Steuerlein, composer
1904 – Franz Adolf Syberg, composer
1930 – Tommy Cook, Duluth MN, actor (Missile to the Moon)
1950 – Huey Lewis [Hugh Anthony Cregg III], American musician (Huey Lewis and the News), born in New York City
1964 – Mark H Lascells, grandson of English princess Mary
1969 – John Leclair, St Albans VT, NHL forward (Team USA, Philadelphia)

 

Famous Deaths

1803 – William Jackson, (Jackson of Exeter), English composer and organist, dies at 73
1862 – Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800)
1905 – Carel V Gerritsen, free thinker, dies
1908 – Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833)
1969 – Ben Alexander, dies at 58
2004 – Rodger Ward, American race car driver (b. 1921)

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