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1993 Event - Historical Kapelbrug in Luzern, Switzerland, destroyed by fire

1993 Event - Mafia bombs historical buildings in Rome/Milan/Vatican City, 5 killed

1991 Death - Magdalena G Schenk, historical (Vorstenhuizen of our time), dies

1983 Event - Stern mag announces major historical find-discovery of 60 volume personal diaries written by Adolph Hitler (turned out to be a hoax)

1970 Event - Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark

1970 Event - Afro-American Historical Calendar Series Established

1963 Event - Hyde St. Pier re-opens as State Historical Park

1959 Event - Shunryu Suzuki completes his historical Japan to San Francisco voyage

1958 Event - Union Square, San Francisco becomes state historical landmark

1956 Event - Independence National Historical Park forms in Philadelphia

1937 Event - "Prince Valiant" comic strip appears; known for historical detail

1936 Birthday - Ian Hacking, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, analytic philosopher, wrote, 'The Emergence of Probability', brings historical approach to the philosophy of science, won Canda's Killam Prize for the Humanities in 2002

1930 Death - Alois Jirasek, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone', dies in Prague, Czechoslovakia

1928 Birthday - Evelyn Anthony, English historical writer, Poellenberg Inheritance

1922 Event - Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam

1917 Death - Gustav von Schmolle, German economist (Historical School), dies at 79

1912 Birthday - Louis Boon, born in Aalst, Belgium, born Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht Boon, writer, journalist, novelist, wrote historical novels, modernist work Vergeten straat

1900 Death - Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher, dies

1899 Birthday - Cecil Scott Forester, England, historical novelist, Horatio Hornblower

1892 Event - Hawaiian Historical Society founded

1877 Death - James Drummond, historical painter, dies

1853 Death - Jan W. Pieneman, historical painter (Battle at Waterloo), dies at 73

1852 Event - California Historical Society forms

1851 Birthday - Alois Jirasek, born in Czechoslovakia, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone'

1850 Birthday - Herbert Baxter Adams, U.S., historian, American Historical Association

1843 Birthday - Albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher

1818 Birthday - Zacharias Topelius, Finnish historical novelist, Surgeon's Stories

1810 Birthday - Louis Gallait, historical painter

1807 Death - John Opie, born at Trevellas, England, teacher, artist, portraitist, historical works include, the Assassination of James I, Murder of Rizzio, dies at 45 in Berners Street, London

1798 Birthday - Heinrich Maria von Hess, historical painter

1779 Birthday - John W. Pieneman, historical painter, Battle at Waterloo

1778 Birthday - Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter, Court of Death

1761 Birthday - John Opie, born at Trevellas, England, teacher, artist, portraitist, historical works include, the Assassination of James I, Murder of Rizzio

1716 Birthday - Jean-Jacques Barthelemy, French historical writer, Greek Antiquity

1664 Death - Andreas Gryphius, German writer, poet, dramatist, master of philosophy, works include historical tragedy 'Leo Armenius', dies at age 47

1652 Death - Benjamin G Cuyp, historical painter, dies at about 40

1616 Birthday - Andreas Gryphius, born in Glogow, Silesia, German writer, poet, dramatist, master of philosophy, works include historical tragedy 'Leo Armenius'

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