Historical Events
1837 - 1st VP chosen by Senate, Richard Johnson (Van Buren admin)
1894 - Enforcement Act repealed, making it easier to disenfranchise blacks
1942 - Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore (WWII)
1953 - Betty Jameson wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open
1986 - The crime film "A Better Tomorrow", starring Yun Fat Chow, premieres in Hong Kong
1995 - 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)
Famous Birthdays
1291 - Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)
1876 - Paula Modersohn-Becker, German "entartet" painter
1947 - Sam Gannon, cricketer (Austr lefty quick, 3 Tests v India 1977-78)
1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
1973 - Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)
1982 - Danny Tamberelli, American actor
Famous Deaths
1303 - Nanshu, Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies
1676 - Alexis I [Aleksey Mikhailovich], 1st Romanov Tsar of Russia, dies at 46
1949 - Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer, dies at 54
1993 - Paul Brickhill, Dutch/US WW II pilot/physician, dies
1994 - Ken Hall, Australian director/producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92
2002 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)
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