Historical Events
1866 - Opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris)
1953 - The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland are evacuated to the mainland.
1960 - New Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada
1968 - "Heidi Game", NBC cuts to show "Heidi" and misses Raider's rally to beat Jets, 43-32
1996 - "Present Laughter" opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC
2008 - Japan, the world's second-biggest economy, slides into its first recession in seven years
Famous Birthdays
1919 - Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord, journalist
1925 - Charles Mackerras, Schenectady NY, Australian conductor
1944 - Tom Seaver, American MLB pitcher (NY Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young '69 '73 '75), born in Fresno, California
1951 - Jack Vettriano, Methil Scotland, Scottish painter (The Singing Butler)
1959 - William R Moses, actor (Cole-Falcon Crest), born in Los Angeles, California
1983 - Ryan Braun, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1643 - Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guébriant, Marshal of France (b. 1602)
1780 - Bernardo Bellotto, Italian painter (b. 1720)
1905 - Philip EFMCBLG, earl of Flanders, dies
1973 - The Mother, Sri Aurobindo Ashram (b. 1878)
1991 - John Blatnik, (Rep-Minn, 1947-75), dies at 80
2006 - Bo Schembechler, American football coach (b. 1929)
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