Historical Events
1913 - Natives Land Act, Act No 27, passed in South Africa: confines Africans to hopelessly overcrowded reserves and deprives them of rights to purchase land outside the native reserves
1944 - Five of the "The Magnificent Eleven" photos taken by Robert Capa during the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach, Normandy first published in "Life Magazine"
1952 - "I've Got A Secret" debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host
1967 - Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD
1970 - Jim Bouton's controversial baseball diary "Ball Four" is published
1995 - NY Yankees announce agreement with Darryl Strawberry
Famous Birthdays
1815 - John William Glover, Irish composer, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1899)
1912 - Martin Gabel, American stage, radio and screen character actor (The Thief; Marnie; Lady In Cement), and television panelist (What's My Line?), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
1924 - Wassil Bykau, Belarusian writer, born in Bytschki, Vitebsk Region (d. 2003)
1945 - Tim Hovey, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid), born in Los Angeles, California
1960 - Patti Rizzo, American golfer (4 LPGA Tour wins), born in Hollywood, Florida
1966 - Joichi Ito, Japanese entrepreneur
Famous Deaths
1652 - Louis de Geer, Neth/Swedish industrialist/millionaire, dies at 64
1811 - Samuel Chase, American judge (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 70
1947 - Willem H. Fly, Dutch typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84
1995 - Richard Bernard Pape, POW escaper/writer, dies at 79
2006 - Duane Roland, American southern-rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' With Disaster), dies at 53
2017 - Brian Cant, British stage and screen actor and children's television presenter (Play School, 1964-85), dies at 83
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