Today in History for 2nd August 2017:
Historical Events
257 – St Stephen I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1581 – Leiden University names Snellius math professor
1914 – Russian troops invade Eastern Prussia
1963 – 30th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 20, Green Bay 17 (65,000)
1985 – Delta Lockheed L-1011 crashes at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, 137 die
1988 – System Enhancement Association settles case with PKware (ARC vs PKARC)
Famous Birthdays
1912 – Ann Dvorak [McKim], American actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), born in NYC, New York (d. 1979)
1924 – Carroll O’Connor, American actor (All in the Family, In the Heat of the Night), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001)
1947 – Massiel, Spanish singer
1950 – Lance Ito, judge (O.J. Simpson trial)
1964 – Mary-Louise Parker, Ft Jackson SC, actress (Fried Green Tomatoes)
1976 – Michael Weiss, figure skater (1997 World Champ-7th), born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Deaths
1655 – Alfonso de la Cueva, Spanish marquis of Bedmar/diplomat, dies at 83
1769 – Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)
1827 – James Hewitt, composer, dies at 57
1869 – Alexandrine Tinne, Dutch explorer/photographer, murdered at 30+
1942 – Friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77
1963 – Oliver Hazzard Perry La Farge, US anthropologist/writer, dies at 61