Historical Events
1575 - University Leiden founded, and given the motto "Praesidium Libertatis"
1916 - French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374
1968 - Officers kill 3 students demonstrating in SC State (Orangeburg)
1979 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979 - Denis Sassou-Nguesso became the President of the Republic of the Congo for the first time.
1993 - Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die
Famous Birthdays
1891 - Edgar Palm, Curacao, pianist/composer
1903 - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia's founding father, 1st Prime Minister of Malaya (1957-63) and Malaysia (1963-70), born in Alor Star, Kedah (d. 1990)
1953 - Mary Steenburgen, Newport Ark, actress (Parenthood, Time After Time)
1965 - Terry McDaniel, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders, LA Raiders)
1965 - Rod Bernstine, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
1974 - Seth Green, American actor and producer (Family Guy, Austin Powers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1750 - Aaron Hill, English writer (b. 1685)
1771 - Augusta von Saxen-Gotha, German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies
1910 - Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (b. 1854)
1989 - Maurits Kok, Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81
2000 - Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)
2009 - Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)
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