Historical Events
1670 - Pope Clemens X elected
1894 - Commonwealth of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol
1927 - Construction of Spirit of St Louis is completed
1936 - 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5
1945 - Japanese army evacuates Rangoon
1990 - "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 16 performances
Famous Birthdays
1771 - Matthaus Stegmayer, composer
1908 - Jack [Stewart] Williamson, US, sci-fi author (Cometeers)
1921 - Cornelis de Jager, Dutch astronomer (Sun)
1922 - Toots [Jean] Thielemans, Belgian/US jazz musician/composer
1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer, Midway City California, actress (Married to the Mob)
1977 - Rocío Carrasco, Spanish TV host and socialite
Famous Deaths
1943 - Sidney A K Keyes, English poet (Foreign Gate), dies at 20
1957 - Otallo Morales, composer, dies at 82
1967 - Anthony Mann, US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60
1975 - Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Viet
1992 - Mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84
2007 - Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor, known as the leader of Olsenbanden
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