Historical Events
1688 - Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa
1967 - Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17'3"
1973 - 54-kg octopus measuring 7m across captured in Hood Canal, Washington
1979 - Snow falls in Sahara Desert
1991 - Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out NJ Devils 4-0
1998 - Two white separatists are arrested in Nevada and accused of plotting a biological attack on New York City subways.
Famous Birthdays
1716 - Gaspard Fritz, Swiss composer and violinist, born in Geneva (d. 1783)
1892 - Wendell Wilkie, American Presidential candidate (R-1940)/author (One World), (d. 1944)
1931 - Swraj Paul, Indian/British industrial/multi-millionaire (Caparo)
1948 - Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (Doobie Brothers), born in Le Mars, Iowa (d. 2005)
1949 - Gary Ridgway, American serial killer
1976 - Volker Schenk, WLAF RB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
Famous Deaths
1379 - Albert II of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)
1654 - Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French writer (b. 1594)
1861 - Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74
1957 - Joseph G. Hamilton, American Physician who was a pioneer of using radioactive isotopes in disease treatment and diagnosis, dies of radiation induced leukemia at 49
1966 - Casimir von Paszthory, composer, dies at 79
1977 - Ralph Graves, American actor (Dirigible, Extra Girl, Flight, Dream Street), dies at 77
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