Historical Events
1624 - Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor and Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna
1905 - In Russia, the Union of Unions organizes under the chairmanship of Paul Miliukov and joins liberal groups demanding parliamentary government and universal suffrage
1924 - Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut
1962 - "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 965 performances
1970 - Beatles release "Let it Be" album
2005 - The new Canadian War Museum opens, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of V-E Day.
Famous Birthdays
1934 - Roger Kendrick, governor (Dartmoor Prison)
1939 - Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove NY, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1964)
1940 - Toni Tennille, American singer
1974 - Korey Stringer, NFL tackle (Minnesota Vikings)
1977 - Joe Bonnamassa, American singer-songwriter (SeeSaw), born in New Hartford, New York
1981 - Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer
Famous Deaths
1538 - Edward Fox, English bishop
1909 - Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies
1952 - William Fox, Austrian-born film producer (b. 1879)
1981 - Maurice Fernandes, cricket captain (WI in 1st Test win, 1930 v Eng), dies
1987 - Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off
1994 - Rupert Haselden, journalist/screenwriter, dies at 36
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