Historical Events
1907 - De Master's Dutch government resigns
1951 - Kwame Nkrumah wins 1st parliamentary election in the Gold Coast (Ghana)
1987 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1990 - James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 to win heavyweight boxing crown
1994 - Lu Parker, (South Carolina), crowned 43rd Miss USA
1998 - 48th Berlin International Film Festival: "Central Station" wins the Golden Bear
Famous Birthdays
1908 - Sutan Takdir Alishahbana, Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist
1914 - French Duynstee, Dutch constitutional lawyer
1923 - Baroness Sharples, made a life peer after the assassination of her husband (Sir Richard Sharples)
1946 - Ian Porterfield, English footballer (d. 2007)
1953 - Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers)
1969 - Mary Stoker, Miss Wisconsin USA (1996)
Famous Deaths
1892 - Erik Anthon Valdemar Siboni, composer, dies at 63
1977 - Louis J M Beel, Dutch premier (1946-48, 58-59), dies at 74
1993 - Oksana Kostina, Russian gymnist, dies in an auto accident
2006 - Jockey Shabalala, South African singer (b. 1943)
2010 - [Lee} Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer (b. 1969)
2012 - Whitney Houston, American singer and actress, dies from an accidental drowning at age 48
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