Historical Events
1634 - Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein's execution
1787 - Austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor
1927 - US and Canada begin diplomatic relations
1957 - Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan freedom fighter is executed by the British colonial government.
1965 - "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 72 performances
1973 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic
Famous Birthdays
1772 - Giovanni Battista Brocchi, Bassano del Grappa, Italian Geologist
1860 - Anders Zorn, Swedish painter/etcher/sculptor (Gustavus Vasa)
1880 - Eric De Lamarter, composer
1883 - Tom Walls, Kingsthorpe England, actor/producer (Undercover)
1907 - Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Mass, actor (Good Morning World)
1923 - Allan Melvin, KC Mo, actor (Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family)
Famous Deaths
1718 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (b. 1663)
1780 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1714)
1899 - M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56
1957 - Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan freedom fighter, dies by execution at 36
1967 - Robert Oppenheimer, creator of atomic bomb, dies of throat cancer at 62
2001 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver dies in car crash at Daytona 500 race (b. 1951)
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