Historical Events
1915 - British fleet opens fire on Dardanelles coast
1927 - General strike against British occupiers in Shanghai
1953 - Georgia approves US 1st literature censorship board
1958 - Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records
1971 - Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK
1996 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in York PA on WQXA 105.7 FM
Famous Birthdays
1902 - Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), born in NYC, New York
1925 - Leslie Laing, Linstead Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-gold-1952)
1934 - Julian Belfrage, theatre Agent
1958 - Helen Fielding, English writer
1964 - Doug Aldrich, rocker
1983 - Mika Nakashima, Japanese singer/actress
Famous Deaths
1568 - Miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80
1602 - Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, French soldier (b. 1558)
1887 - Eduard Douwes Dekker (pen name Multatuli), Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66
1941 - Alexander Josiah Webbe, English cricket keeper (v Aus 1879), dies
1996 - Brenda Bruce, actress (December Bride, Nightmare), dies at 77
2001 - Charles Trenet, French singer (b. 1913)
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