Historical Events
1854 - Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party" in Ripon, Wisconsin
1926 - Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany
1975 - Haicheng earthquake, M 7.3, strikes Haicheng, Liaoning, China
1982 - "Pump Boys and Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 573 performances
1985 - Naval exercises canceled when US refuses to tell NZ if nuclear weapons aboard USS Buchanan
2015 - Post Malone uploads his debut single "White Iverson" to his SoundCloud account
Famous Birthdays
1746 - Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian military leader and statesman considered a national hero, born in Mereczowszczyzna, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1817)
1859 - Timofei Mikhailov, Russian revolutionary, member of Narodnaya Volya (d. 1881)
1876 - Victor Vreuls, Belgian composer and musician, born in Verviers (d. 1944)
1937 - Harry Jacobs, American football linebacker (AFL All Star 1965, 69; AFL C'ship 1964, 65 Buffalo Bills; Boston Patriots, NO Saints), born in Canton, Illinois (d. 2021)
1970 - Gabrielle Anwar, Laleham England, actress (Body Snatchers)
1975 - Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer
Famous Deaths
869 - Saint Cyril, Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827)
1921 - Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter and illustrator, dies at 75
1983 - Karen Carpenter, American pop vocalist and drummer ("We've Only Just Begun"; "Rainy Days And Mondays"; "Top Of The World"), dies of anorexia nervosa at 32
2005 - Peter Heine, South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950's), dies at 76
2010 - Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher, dies at 85
2016 - Leslie Bassett, American classical composer (Variations for Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize 1966), and educator (University of Michigan, 1952-92), dies at 93
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