HISTORICAL EVENTS
1556 - The deadliest earthquake to date in history rocks China killing 830,000.
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1957 - Toy company Wham-O produces the first Frisbee. It's name was taken from the Frisbee Pie Company's tin plates. Wham-O's first product was the Hola-Hoop and also produced the the Slip and Slide and Super Ball. The company was begun by Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin.
1991 - Videotaped murder leads to convictions in Texas.
1737 - John Hancock, merchant/statesman, (first signatory of the Declaration of Independence), (d. 1793).
1832 - Edouard Manet, Paris, French impressionist painter (Olympia, The Luncheon on the Grass), (d. 1883)
1930 - Derek Walcott, poet playwright and Nobel Laureate (Omeros), currently Professor at the University of Essex.
1989 - Salvador Dalí, Catalan surealist artist (b. 1904).
1991 - Videotaped murder leads to convictions in Texas.
FAMOUS BIRTHS
1737 - John Hancock, merchant/statesman, (first signatory of the Declaration of Independence), (d. 1793).
1930 - Derek Walcott, poet playwright and Nobel Laureate (Omeros), currently Professor at the University of Essex.
FAMOUS DEATHS
1989 - Salvador Dalí, Catalan surealist artist (b. 1904).
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