Today in History for 19th June 2017:
Historical Events
1631 – Peace of Cherasco: Charles de Gonzaga-Nevers becomes duke of Mantua
1863 – Battle at Middleburg Virginia (100+ casualties)
1954 – Betty Jameson wins LPGA Western Golf Open
1961 – “Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)” by Coasters peaks at #23
1971 – Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance
1989 – Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma’s football team
Famous Birthdays
1936 – Shirley Goodman, US RandB singers (Shirley and Lee-Feels so Good)
1950 – Constance Forslund, actress (Shining Season), born in San Diego, California
1963 – Rory Underwood, English rugby union footballer
1964 – David Freedman, cricketer (NSW left-arm Chinese bowler since 1990)
1969 – Lara Spencer, American TV personality
1970 – Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Australian field hockey midfielder (Oly-96)
Famous Deaths
1542 – Leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer
1922 – Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer, dies at 71
1949 – Syed Zafarul Hasan, Prominent Muslim philosopher (b. 1885)
1962 – Frank Borzage, US, director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), dies at 69
1995 – Murray Dickie, opera singer/director, dies at 71
1996 – Henry Ralph Carr, soldier, dies at 82