Historical Events
1859 - Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania and Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone
1945 - Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low)
1964 - "Shindig" premieres on ABC-TV
1986 - Fire in Kinross gold mine, Transvaal South Africa, 177 killed
1992 - 900 die in flood in Pakistan
1997 - Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO
Famous Birthdays
1507 - Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)
1926 - Tommy "Butch" Bond, actor (Butch-Our Gang)
1935 - Carl Andre, US sculptor (minimal/conceptual art)
1961 - Mark Parent, Ashland OR, catcher (Detroit Tigers)
1964 - Molly Shannon, American actress
1992 - Nick Jonas, American singer, member of The Jonas Brothers
Famous Deaths
1498 - Tomas de Torquemada, inquisitor who burned 10,000 people, dies
1944 - Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1870)
1971 - Ferdinand LR Sassen, priest/philosopher (Descartes), dies at 77
1973 - Frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at 63
1977 - Marc Bolan, rock vocalist/guitarist (T Rex), dies in a car crash at 29
1993 - Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 111
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