Historical Events

1900 - Britain proclaims protectorate over kingdom of Tonga
1948 - Saudi Arabia joins invasion of Israel
1948 - Arab Legion captures fort on Mt Scopus
1949 - Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America incorporates
1994 - AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona
1996 - WIBC Bowling Queens won by Lisa Wagner

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Famous Birthdays

1662 - George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)
1887 - Ernst Wiechert, writer
1922 - Bill Macy, Revere Mass, actor (Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta)
1937 - Jacques Santer, Pres (European Commission)
1941 - M S Longair, astronomer
1945 - John Richard Patterson, businessman

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Famous Deaths

1692 - Elias Ashmole, antiquary, dies
1724 - Johann K Amman, Swiss/Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54
1953 - Tom Killick, cricketer (at the crease 2 Tests for Eng 1929), dies
1975 - Leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66
1980 - Reid Blackburn, a photojournalist for National Geographic was also a victim of Mount St. Helens eruption (b. 1952)
1993 - Heinrich Albertz, theologist/mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78

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