Historical Events
1687 - King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in English churches
1922 - WAAB (Baton Rouge La) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls
1990 - "Marshall Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV
1993 - 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82
1993 - 5th Seniors Golf Tradition: Tom Shaw
1996 - "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances
Famous Birthdays
1924 - Christopher Prater, screen printer
1928 - Jimmy Logan, British comedian (Mad Death)
1932 - Clive Davis, American record producer
1932 - Richard G Lugar, (Sen-R-IN, 1977- )
1970 - Barry Pepper, Canadian actor
1974 - Dave Mirra, American BMX rider, born in Chittenango, New York (d. 2016)
Famous Deaths
1617 - John Napier, Scottish mathematician/inventor (logarithms), dies from effects of gout
1784 - Mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies
1806 - Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, composer, dies at 84
1870 - Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802)
1943 - Raoul Laparra, composer, dies at 66
1978 - Gino Contilli, composer, dies at 70
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