Historical Events
1806 - Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral.
1854 - Astor Library opens in NYC
1879 - Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas
1943 - Japanese government in Java limits sale and use of motorcars
1952 - Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title
1976 - Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK
Famous Birthdays
1931 - Algi[rda]s [Jonas] Budrys, Prussia, sci-fi author (Man of Earth)
1935 - Earl G. Graves, Sr., African-American Publisher
1946 - Leo Gullotta, actor (Sinbad of the 7 Seas)
1952 - Eveline L Herfkens, Dutch MP (PvdA)
1956 - Imelda Staunton, British actress
1967 - Dave Matthews, singer/musician (Dave Matthews Band)
Famous Deaths
1543 - Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)
1904 - Alfred Richard, cricketer (6 and 0 in only Test for S Af 1895-96), dies
1930 - Edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66
1977 - Hal Sawyer, TV host (Sawyer Views Hollywood), dies at 62
1990 - Sir Edward McTiernan, Australian jurist, lawyer and politician (b. 1892)
2008 - William Quinn, Irish Republican Army soldier (b. 1950)
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