Historical Events
1778 – Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves
1902 – Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo
1956 – Forrester issued a patent for computer core memory
1988 – Yvonne van Gennip skates world record 5 km ladies (7:14.13)
1994 – Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect
2001 – The Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington.
Famous Birthdays
1921 – Vladimir Sommer, composer
1950 – Ilene Graff, Bkln NY, actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere)
1954 – Brian Billick, American football coach
1958 – Mark Pavelich, NHLer (NY Rangers)
1962 – Steve Tsujiura, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
1973 – Nicolas Minassian, French racing driver
Famous Deaths
1573 – Jan “Hans” Liefrinck, Flemish engraver/publisher, dies at about 54
1978 – Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73
1984 – Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies
1987 – Nora Kaye, US ballet dancer, dies at 67
1990 – Tuppy Owen-Smith, South African cricketer (batsman v England 1929), dies
2004 – Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, writer, and Librarian of Congress (b. 1914)
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Source: FULL ARTICLE at HistoryOrb.Com – This Day in History