Historical Events
1582 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic
1981 - Police drama "Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV
1985 - CBS' premiere of TV made teen drug abuse drama, "Not My Kid", based on the previous year's book by Beth Polson
1994 - Lawrence Taylor announces his retirement from the NFL
1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, calls for an international ban on landmines, angering ministers in the UK
2007 - Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.
Famous Birthdays
1747 - John Aikin, English doctor and writer, born in Kibworth Harcourt, United Kingdom (d. 1822)
1909 - Gene Krupa, American jazz and big band drummer (Benny Goodman, "Sing, Sing, Sing"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973)
1943 - Mike Marshall, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974; Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves), born in Adrian, Michigan (d. 2021)
1952 - Melvyn Gale, English cellist (Electric Light Orchestra, 1975-79 - "Livin' Thing"), born in London, United Kingdom
1969 - Delino DeShields, American baseball infielder, 1990-2002 (Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, and 3 other teams), born in Seaford, Delaware
1979 - Young Dro [D'Juan Hart], American rapper (Shoulder Lean), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Famous Deaths
1755 - Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83
1833 - Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (Waxhaws Massacre), dies at 78
1961 - Francesco Maria Saraceni, Italian composer, dies at 49
2013 - Jennings Michael Burch, American writer (They Cage the Animals at Night), dies at 71
2017 - Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Fijian-born American professional wrestler, dies at 73
2018 - Dolores O’Riordan, Irish musician and singer-songwriter (The Cranberries - "Zombie"; ,"Linger"), drowns in the bath at 46
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