Today in History for 11th April 2017:
Historical Events
1551 – English premier John Dudley appointed Duke of Northumberland
1917 – Babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox
1926 – Flemish Economic Covenant (VEV) forms in Ghent
1970 – Beatles’ “Let It Be” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1993 – Kirsan Ilumzjinov installed as president of Kalmukkie
2012 – South Korean legislative elections result in the governing Saenuri Party retaining governance
Famous Birthdays
1899 – Percy L Julian, chemist (drugs for treatment of arthritis)
1921 – Martin Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster, British diplomat
1939 – Louise Lasser, American actress (Mary Hartman! Mary Hartman!), born in NYC, New York
1943 – John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, British entrepreneur, politician and nobleman
1953 – Andrew Wiles, British mathematician
1966 – Steve Scarsone, Anaheim CA, infielder (SF Giants)
Famous Deaths
1512 – Gaston de Foix, French pretender to Navarra throne, dies in battle
1854 – Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55
1958 – Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter (b. 1875)
1985 – Bunny Ahearne, British ice hockey promoter (b. 1900)
2006 – June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters) (b. 1953)
2007 – Ronald Speirs, American Army officer(CO of Easy Company) (b. 1920)