Historical Events
1812 - Duke of Wellington's troops enter Madrid
1876 - Madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup
1942 - Lt General Bernard Montgomery arrives in Cairo
1971 - Syrian President Hafez al-Assad drops diplomatic relations with Jordan
1991 - Creditors vote to support Greyhound Bus reorganization plan
2000 - The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.
Famous Birthdays
1720 - Konrad Ekhof [Hans Konrad Dieterich Eckhof], German actor and director, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1778)
1911 - Cantinflas [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Around World in 80 Days, Pepe), born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (d. 1993)
1925 - Earl Coleman, American jazz singer, born in Port Huron, Michigan (d. 1995)
1944 - Peter Hofmann, German tenor
1970 - Anthony Swofford, American novelist
1970 - Alison Inverarity, Australian high jumper (Olympic 8th 1992, 96)
Famous Deaths
1822 - Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies
1948 - Harry Brearley, English inventor (b. 1871)
1968 - Esther Forbes, American novelist (Johnny Tremain), dies at 76
1973 - Perry Botkin, American jazz and session guitarist, banjo player, composer, and musical director (Bing Crosby), dies at 66
1999 - Jean Drapeau, Quebec politician, mayor of Montreal (b. 1916)
2004 - Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, English electrical engineer and inventor, Nobel laureate (b. 1919)
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