Historical Events
1858 - Lyman Blake patents shoe manufacturing machine
1863 - Northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia
1892 - Striking steel workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania, fire on scabs, killing 7
1957 - Harry S. Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri
1962 - Nuclear test shot Sedan; part of Operation Plowshare
2006 - The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years
Famous Birthdays
1753 - John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized
1878 - Eino Leino, Finnish poet, born in Paltamo, Finland (d. 1926)
1906 - Elisabeth Lutyens, English composer, born in London (d. 1983)
1944 - Gunhild Hoffmeister, East German 800m/1500m runner (Olympic silver 1972), born in Forst, Germany
1975 - 50 Cent [Curtis James Jackson III], American rapper and businessman, born in Queens, New York
1995 - Ludwig Ahgren, American YouTuber webcaster, and gaming commentator, born in Hollis, New Hampshire
Famous Deaths
1858 - Jan Emmanuel Doležálek, Bohemian organist and composer, dies at 78
1952 - Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, French Canadian politician (b. 1867)
1959 - George Grosz, German cartoonist and painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65
1974 - Carlos Isamitt, Chilean composer, dies at 87
1997 - Brun Smith, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests @ 47.40), dies at 75
2010 - Harvey Fuqua, American RandB singer-songwriter (The Moonglows - "Sincerely"), producer (Marvin Gaye), and record label executive (Motown), dies of a heart attack at 80
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