Historical Events
1803 - Britain declares war on France after Napoleon Bonaparte continues interfering in Italy and Switzerland
1897 - "Dracula", by Irish author Bram Stoker is published by Archibald Constable and Company in London
1927 - Bath School Disaster, Bath MI. Andrew Kehoe blows up Bath Consolidated School killing 38 children, 2 teachers.
1950 - Tommy Glaviano makes 3 consecutive errors on grounders
1955 - 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record)
1985 - 1st remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa)
Famous Birthdays
1905 - Hedley Verity, cricketer (terrific slow lefty for England pre-WW II)
1930 - Warren B Rudman, (Sen-R-NH, 1980- )
1944 - Peter Ryan, British national director (Police Training)
1958 - Toyah Wilcox, rocker (I Want to Be Free), born in Birmingham, England
1965 - Erik Hanson, Kinnelon NJ, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
1969 - Martika, [Marta Marrero], Cuba, singer (Toy Soldiers)
Famous Deaths
1963 - Ernie [Ernest] Davis, American football player (1st African American to win Heisman Trophy) (b. 1939) dies of leukemia aged 23
1985 - Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82
1991 - Edwina Booth, actress (Trader Horn), dies of heart failure at 86
1993 - Pamela M Cunnington, English architect/writer, dies at 67
1996 - Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner, dies at 44
1997 - Bridgette Andersen, American actress (b. 1975)
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