Today in History

Historical Events

1865 - Cheyennes and Arapahos sign "peace treaty" then chased out Colorado
1911 - Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379)
1947 - Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower
1975 - US President Gerald Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside
2017 - Spanish government says it will impose direct rule on Catalonia after the region voted for independence in a referendum

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Famous Birthdays

1907 - Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat), born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
1918 - Thelma Long, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship singles 1952, 54; 12 x doubles; 4 x mixed doubles; French C'ship mixed doubles 1956), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2015)
1927 - Roger Moore, British actor (The Saint, James Bond), born in London (d. 2017)
1944 - Udo Kier, German actress (Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein), born in Lindenthal, Cologne, Germany
1991 - Shona McGarty, British singer and actress (Whitney Dean in "EastEnders"), born in Hertfordshire, England

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Famous Deaths

1256 - Kujō Yoritsugu, 5th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan (1244-52), dies at 16
1669 - Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, sing...