Historical Events
1862 - Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac
1894 - Frederick Lugards expedition reaches Nikki
1894 - Richard Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegels" premieres
1933 - Spanish Basques vote for autonomy
1978 - Iranian PM Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
1991 - Kiichi Miyazawa elected premier of Japan
Famous Birthdays
1592 - Charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (d. 1672)
1893 - Raymond Loewy, US industrial designer
1920 - Tommy Goodwin [Thomas], Connecticut, British Track Cyclist (2 X Olympic Bronze 1948), (d. 2012)
1952 - Bill Walton, La Mesa California, NBA center (Portland Trailblazers, Boston Celtics)
1973 - James Collins, NBA guard (LA Clippers)
1977 - Tuula Puputti, ice hockey goalie (Finland, Oly-98)
Famous Deaths
1660 - Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (b. 1591)
1923 - Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French novelist (b. 1880)
1977 - Guy Lombardo, orchestra leader (Auld Lang Syne), dies in Houston at 75
1992 - Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer (Oort Cloud), dies at 92
2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. 1957)
2012 - Stalking Cat [Dennis Avner], American body modifier, dies at 54
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