Historical Events
1838 - Myall Creek Massacre in Australia: 28 Aboriginal Australians are murdered.
1847 - Chicago Tribune begins publishing
1854 - The first class of the United States Naval Academy students graduate.
1869 - 'Agnes'arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef
1916 - Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks
1940 - French government moves to Bordeaux
Famous Birthdays
1902 - Gaston Brenta, composer
1920 - Zbynek Vostrak, composer
1931 - Jim [Purvis] Ferree Jr, Pine Bluff NC, PGA golfer (1958 Vancouver)
1934 - Nicolas Roussakis, composer
1941 - Shirley Owens Alston, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy), born in Passaic, New Jersey
1962 - Vincent Perez, Swiss actor
Famous Deaths
1868 - Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered
1944 - Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist (b. 1910)
1963 - Anita King, actress (Tender Loving Care), dies of heart attack at 74
1981 - Russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68
1996 - Hugh Burnton Mitchell, US senator, dies at 89
2001 - Princess Leila of Iran (b. 1970)
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