Historical Events
1866 - Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US
1915 - Because of virtual anarchy, US Marines go ashore in Haiti on orders from President Wilson; this will lead to an occupation that will last until 1934
1937 - Eddie Paynter scores 322 for Lancashire against Sussex
1976 - 242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake
1985 - 13th du Maurier Golf Classic: Pat Bradley
2012 - Ye Shiwen of China sets world record in the women's 400m individual medley in 4:28.43
Famous Birthdays
1347 - Margherita of Durazzo, queen of Naples (d. 1412)
1906 - Gottlob Frick, singer
1907 - Earl S Tupper, inventor (Tupperware)
1923 - Michio Watanabe, politician
1925 - Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West
1938 - Robert Hughes, Australian art critic and writer (Barcelona), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2012)
Famous Deaths
1631 - Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish dramatist (b. 1569)
1802 - Giuseppe Sarti, Italian composer (Il er pastore, Ifigenia), dies at 72
1934 - Marie Dressler, Canadian-American actress (Dinner at 8, Anna Christie), dies at 65 of cancer
1973 - Royal Butler, actor, dies at 80
1974 - Jack Ellis, cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies
1984 - Bess Flowers, actress (View from Pompey's Head), dies at 85
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