Historical Events
1646 – Joseph Jenkes, MA, receives 1st colonial machine patent
1882 – Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king
1924 – British Labour government cuts military budget
1961 – Dutch Queen Juliana celebrates 12½ year government jubilee
1965 – Bruce Taylor hits 105 for NZ v India in 1st Test Cricket innings
1980 – French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it 1st woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar)
Famous Birthdays
1917 – Roy Scott, cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1947, 18, 1-74)
1917 – J A Mommersteeg, Dutch asst sect of Defense (KVP)
1924 – William H Webster, US, judge/head FBI/CIA
1945 – Anna Maria Horsford, NYC, actress (Thelma Frye-Amen)
1947 – Judy Loe, Urmston Manchester UK, actress (Singles, Meaning of Life)
1956 – Peter Roebuck, cricketer (Somerset opening batsman and SMH writer)
Famous Deaths
1854 – Caspar GC Reinwardt, German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80
1959 – Fred Stone, actor (Hideaway, Westerner), dies at 85
1964 – King Paul I, of Greece (1947-64), dies at 62
1986 – Georgia O’Keeffe, American artist (b. 1887)
1995 – Helene Weijel, author (In Two Worlds), dies at 44
2012 – Donald Payne, American Congressman, dies from colon cancer at 77
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Source: FULL ARTICLE at HistoryOrb.Com – This Day in History