Historical Events
1711 - Archduke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar
1927 - Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam
1963 - Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Neth
1966 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational
1980 - "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden NYC for 588 perf
2004 - 130th Kentucky Derby: Stewart Elliott aboard Smarty Jones wins in 2:04.06
Famous Birthdays
1918 - Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, American television host of the Jack Paar Show (d. 2004)
1927 - Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948)
1967 - Bill Schultz, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Den Broncos, Scot Claymores)
1968 - Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
1971 - Renee Poetschka, Australian 200m/400m (Olympics-92, 96)
1979 - Ben Easter, American actor
Famous Deaths
408 - Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)
1731 - Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (b. 1677)
1886 - Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer, dies at 56
1986 - Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (b. 1916)
1990 - Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62
2003 - Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler (b. 1960)
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