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Facts
644 Uthman ibn Affan, companion of Muhammad, appointed 3rd Caliph of Islam
1287 During St. Lucia's Flood in Northwest Netherlands the Zuiderzee seawall collapses with loss of over 50,000 lives. Fifth largest recorded flood in history
1542 Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old
1911 Norwegian Roald Amundsen's expedition is the 1st to reach the South Pole
1995 Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by leaders of various governments ending the conflict in former Yugoslavia
Deaths
872 Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72) the last married pope, dies at about 80
1476 vlad III the Impaler, Wallachian prince, killed in battle at 45
1799 George Washington, first President of the United States (1789-97), dies at 66
1861 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Peelite: 1852-55) and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dies at 76
1947 Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37), dies at 80
1974 Walter Lippmann, American journalist (Public Opinion), dies at 85
1985 Roger Maris, HR hitter (61 in 61, NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 51
1989 Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist/dissident (Nobel 1975), dies at 68
1993 Myrna Loy, [Williams], US actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88
2013 Peter O'Toole, Irish actor, dies at 81
Born on this day
1972 Miranda Hart [Miranda Hart Dyke], English comedian and actress (Miranda), born in London, England
1979 Michael Owen, English footballer
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Myrna Loy
Peter O'Toole