Historical Events

483 - St Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1564 - Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels
1929 - Bradman scores 123 Aust v England at MCG, his 2nd Test Cricket ton
1962 - Yugoslavia grants 1,000 prisoners amnesty
1966 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lagunita Golf Invitational
1996 - Dunblane massacre: in Dunblane, Scotland, 16 children and 1 teacher are shot dead by a spree killer who then commits suicide.

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Famous Birthdays

1768 - Charles Louis WJ van Keverberg, Dutch civil servant
1822 - Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet
1859 - Ivo Bligh, cricketer (Lord Darnley England capt v Australia 1882-83)
1884 - Hugh S Walpole, NZ, novelist/playwright (Jeremy, Maradick at 40)
1898 - Josie Sedgwick, TX, actress (Son of Oklahoma)
1929 - Walter Medio, race horse trainer

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Famous Deaths

1839 - Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55
1890 - Henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67
1963 - Austin Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1912)
1967 - Frank Worrell, West indian cricketer, dies
1975 - Ali Sastroamidjojo, Indonesian attorney/minister/premier, dies at 71
2009 - Betsy Blair, American actress of film and stage, (b. 1923)

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