Historical Events
1915 - Massacre of Armenians by Turks starts (Armenian Martyrs Day)
1941 - Dutch Prince Bernhard becomes an RAF pilot
1944 - "Double Indemnity" directed by Billy Wilder and starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck is released
1982 - Cards win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Phillies
1987 - Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza NYC
1991 - 26th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire win
Famous Birthdays
1837 - Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat (die graue Eminenz)
1845 - Carl Spitteler, Switz, poet (Prometheus and Epimetheus; Nobel 1919)
1849 - Joseph S Gallieni, general (Battle of Marne)/milt governor (Paris)
1930 - Jerome Callet, American musician
1942 - Barbra Streisand, American singer/actress/award winner (People), born in Brooklyn, New York
1973 - Jamie Brown, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos)
Famous Deaths
1779 - Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. 1711)
1875 - Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer, dies at 58
1900 - Andrew Smith Hallidie, American inventor and cable car pioneer, dies at 64
1935 - Paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80
1948 - Manuel Marua Ponce, Mexican composer (Ferial), dies at 65
1967 - Frank Overton, actor (12 O'Clock High), dies at 48
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