Historical Events
1934 - Adolf Hitler stages a bloody purge of the Nazi party in the "Night of the Long Knives"
1982 - Orbiter Challenger (OV-099) rolled out at Palmdale
1992 - Fidel Ramos installed as president of the Philippines
2001 - ENI of Italy signs a $550 million contract to develop Iran's Darquain field, expected to produce 160,000 barrels of petroleum per day
2005 - Spain legalizes same-sex marriage.
2016 - Performance of the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "She Loves Me" is 1st Broadway show live stream (via BroadwayHD); later released as a film
Famous Birthdays
1468 - Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (1525-32), born in Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1532)
1847 - Jacob Theodoor Cremer, Dutch tobacco magnate and administrator for the Deli Company in Sumatra, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1923)
1879 - Walter Hampden, American actor (Five Fingers, Hunchback of Notre Dame), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1955)
1927 - Joe Skeen, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico), born in Roswell, New Mexico (d. 2003)
1941 - Mike Leander, English songwriter and record producer, born in Walthamstow, Essex (d. 1996)
1941 - John Jameson, English cricketer (England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai), born in Bombay, British India
Famous Deaths
1930 - Harvey W. Wiley, American chemist known for leadership in the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, dies at 85
1934 - Gregor Strasser, German political activist and NSDAP-Reich organization leader, murdered during the Night of the Long Knives at 42
1935 - Bill Brockwell, English cricketer (British all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies at 70
1965 - Bessie Barriscale, American actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies at 81
2010 - Park Yong-ha, South Korean actor, and K-pop and J-pop singer, takes his own life at 32
2016 - Geoffrey Hill, English poet, dies at 84
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