Historical Events
1561 - William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais
1864 - Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Battle of Dug Hill), Tennessee
1945 - Canadian 3rd Division occupies Moyland
1974 - Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators
1986 - Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
2015 - 87th Academy Awards: "Birdman" Best Film and Director (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore - Best Actor and Actress
Famous Birthdays
1542 - Santino Garsi, composer
1817 - Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician (d. 1880)
1891 - Jan Wils, Holland, architect/designer (Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium)
1937 - Noel Murphy, British(?) rugby player
1964 - Gigi Fernandez, [Beatriz], San Juan PR, US tennis star (Olymp-gold-96)
1971 - Rico Mack, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
Famous Deaths
1512 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), dies at 60
1674 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (b. 1595)
1943 - Sophie Scholl, German resistance fighter (Die Weisse Rose), beheaded
1980 - Dick Kallman, American actor (Born to Be Loved, Verboten!), murdered in his New York apartment at 46
1990 - Stephen Burns, actor (Casey's Shadow), dies
2004 - Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1917)
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