Historical Events
1863 - International conference begins in Geneva aimed at improving medical conditions on battlefields - beginning of the Red Cross
1963 - US performs underground nuclear test at Fallon Nevada
1970 - "Doonesbury" comic strip debuts in 28 newspapers
1980 - St Louis Cards sack Balt Colt QBs an NFL record tying 12 times
1984 - "The Terminator" directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton is released in the US
2015 - World Health Organization classifies processed meat as carcinogenic
Famous Birthdays
1491 - Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)
1902 - Hugh Chilvers, cricketer (great leggie of 30's for NSW but not Aust)
1938 - Charles W Stenholm, (Rep-D-Texas, 1979- )
1947 - Hillary Rodham Clinton, US 1st Lady (1993-2001), Senator (NY, 2001-09), Secretary of State (2009-13) and 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee, born in Chicago, Illinois
1963 - Natalie Merchant, US singer/songwriter (10,000 Maniacs)
1984 - Sasha Cohen, American figure skater
Famous Deaths
1440 - Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged
1608 - Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies
1944 - Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857)
1945 - Paul Pelliot, French explorer (b. 1878)
1992 - Jerome Andrews, US/French dancer/choreographer, dies
2010 - Mbah Maridjan, Mount Merapi gatekeeper (b. 1927)
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