Historical Events
1847 - Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens
1893 - Remains of Jefferson Davis moved from New Orleans and re-interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, per his widow's request
1930 - Comet 73P/1930 (Schwassmann-Wachmann 3) approaches 0.0617 AUs of Earth
1961 - Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth
1982 - "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 63 performances
1984 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
1773 - Ludwig Tieck, German writer, born in Berlin (d. 1853)
1857 - Pius XI [Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti], Italian 259th Pope (1922-39), born in Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire (d. 1939)
1892 - Willem Ravelli, Dutch baritone singer (St Matthew Passion), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1980)
1964 - Leonard Asper, Canadian businessman (CanWest), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1967 - Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television personality (The Amazing Race), born in Lincoln, New Zealand
1973 - Marty Janzen, American pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Miami, Florida
Famous Deaths
1837 - Joseph Grimaldi, English pantomimist and the "greatest clown in history", dies at 57
1931 - Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, French Canadian cardinal, archbishop of Quebec (b. 1866)
1952 - Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies
1962 - Henry F. Ashurst, American Democratic politician (U.S. Senator from Arizona), dies at 87
1986 - Jane Frank, American artist, dies at 67
2000 - Tito Puente, American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader ("Oye Como Va"), dies at 77
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