Today in History

Historical Events

1608 - The Protestant Union is founded in Auhausen
1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1977 - KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0
1986 - NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Calgary Flames beat St. Louis Blues, 4 games to 3
1997 - FC Barcelona of Spain win 37th European Cup Winner's Cup against Paris Saint-Germain of France 1-0 in Rotterdam

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Famous Birthdays

1867 - Kurt Eisner, German socialist politician, revolutionary and journalist (President of the People's State of Bavaria 1918-19), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1919)
1901 - Robert Ritter, German child psychologist who classified the Roma and Sinti populations for persecution under the Third Reich, born in Aachen, German Empire (d. 1951)
1929 - Barbara Branden, Canadian writer and lecturer (The Passion of Ayn Rand, Who is Ayn Rand?), born in Winnipeg (d. 2013)
1965 - Dave Widell, NFL center/guard (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1973 - Anais Granofsky, American-Canadian actress, screenwriter, and director (Lucy Fernandez in "Degrassi"), born in Springfield, Ohio

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Famous Deaths

1906 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (b. 1829)
1983 - Roger J. Traynor, American judge (b. 1900)
1984