Historical Events
1673 - Second Battle of Khotyn in the Ukraine, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski. defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets of Kazimierz Siemienowicz were successfully used.
1688 - Prince Willem III's invasion fleet sails to England
1896 - Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War
1942 - During WW II Germany completes the occupation of France
1997 - WNBA expands to Detroit and Washington, D.C.
2004 - The death of Yasser Arafat is confirmed by the Palestine Liberation Organization, of unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
Famous Birthdays
1155 - Alfonso VIII, the Noble One, king of Castilia
1690 - Gerhard Hoffmann, composer
1885 - George S Patton, San Gabriel, California, US general (Sicily/Italy/Normandy) "Old Blood and Guts", (d. 1945)
1915 - Bernhard Heiliger, sculptor
1945 - Niaz Ahmed, cricketer (1st and last East Pakistani to play Test cricket)
1985 - Robin Uthappa, Indian cricket player
Famous Deaths
1812 - Platon Levshin, Metropoitan of Moscow (b. 1737)
1855 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (b. 1813)
1862 - James Madison Porter, American politician (b. 1793)
1912 - Joseph Wieniawski, composer, dies at 75
1962 - Joseph Allen Jr, actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44
1986 - Roger C Carmel, actor (Mudd-Star Trek, Mothers-in-Law), dies at 54
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