1904 - Charles Klein's "The Music Master" premieres in New York City
1982 - Larry Grossman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green's musical "A Doll's Life" closes at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, NYC, after 5 performances
1989 - Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze calls for the total destruction of Soviet and US chemical weapons
1997 - An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi to collapse
2019 - WHO announces 800,000 children in DR Congo will be vaccinated in nine days in the world's largest measles epidemic that has taken over 3,500 lives

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1932 - Giacomo Manzoni, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy
1945 - Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician, born in Quebec City, Quebec
1956 - Steve Butler, American auto racer (USAC Silver Crown Champion 1988, 1992; USAC Sprint Car Champion 1986-88, 1990), born in Amarillo, Texas