Historical Events
1885 - Congress of Berlin; gives Congo to Belgium and Nigeria to Great Britain
1907 - Louis Botha Het Volk Party wins a majority in the election in Transvaal, South Africa
1914 - New York Museum of Science and Industry incorporated
1921 - The USSR signs treaties respecting the integrity of Persia and of Afghanistan
1949 - USAF plane began 1st nonstop around-the-world flight
1987 - NASA launches GEOS-H
Famous Birthdays
1808 - Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)
1891 - Alan Bridge, PA, actor (North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills)
1928 - Everton Weekes, cricketer (one of the 3 W's)
1966 - Wesley Walls, NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers, SF 49ers, NO Saints)
1978 - Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye, Senegalese footballer
1993 - Taylor Dooley, American actress
Famous Deaths
1889 - Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)
1901 - Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded
1971 - Fernandel, [Contandin], French actor (Death of Champion), dies at 67
1972 - Tom Manders, Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus), dies at 50
1982 - Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz guitarist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45
2009 - Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)
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