Historical Events
1261 - Constantinople recaptured by Nicaean forces under Alexios Strategopoulos for Emperor Michael VIII, re-establishing Byzantine Empire.
1652 - Nikita Minin becomes patriarch of Russian-orthodox church
1871 - Carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa
1900 - Gilbert Jessop hits his 2nd 100 before lunch in same cricket match
1997 - Howard Stern is fired from radio station, KEGL Dallas
2012 - Ivica Dačić is sworn in as Prime Minister of Serbia
Famous Birthdays
1639 - Thomas Tompion, Northill Bedfordshire, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel)
1941 - Peter Suschitzky, Polish-British cinematographer
1951 - Vanessa, [Conny Witteman], Dutch model/singer
1962 - Mike Buncic, Patterson NJ, discus thrower
1967 - Wendy Raquel Robinson, American actress
1978 - Caroline Nicole Brigman, Miss South Carolina Teen USA (1997)
Famous Deaths
1564 - Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1558-64), dies at 61
1932 - Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (It Bolleken), dies [or 1936]
1952 - Herbert Murrill, composer, dies at 43
1984 - Bryan Hextall, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1913)
1986 - Theodore H "Ted" Lyons, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), dies at 85
1998 - Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist (b. 1921)
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