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2012 Event - Leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, is sworn in as a member of Pyithu Hluttaw, Burma's lower house of the parliament 2011 Event - Boris Gryzlov, ally to Vladimir Putin and speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, resigns from his position 2011 Event - The ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe causes European and Asian stock markets to open lower 2010 Event - Many nations urge lower fishing rates on the Atlantic bluefin tuna; quota limits on the critically endangered fish are discussed by major fishing nations in Paris 1993 Death - Alex Lyon, English Labor Lower house leader (1966-83), dies at 61 1989 Event - New York City court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to U.S. (from New Zealand) 1972 Birthday - Jonathan Wyatt, Lower Hutt New Zealand, 5000m 1996 Olympics 1972 Event - U.S. Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms lower court rulings in Curt Flood case, upholding baseball's exemption from antitrust laws 1971 Event - Ohio becomes 38th state to approve of lower voting age to 18, thus ratifying 26th amendment 1964 Birthday - Caroline Anne Hare, Lower hutt New Zealand, 5k/10k 1996 Olympics 1945 Birthday - Jeremy Hanley, British Lower house member 1942 Birthday - Gunter Wallraff, born in Burscheid, Germany, writer, undercover journalist, wrote on tabloid journalism, lower working class conditions 1935 Birthday - Esmond Bulmer, English cider brewer/Conservative Lower house leader 1935 Birthday - Georg Katzer, born in Habelschwerdt, Lower Silesia, German composer, established electronic new music in the German Democratic Republic 1934 Event - U.S. Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down government's attempt to ban controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses" 1930 Birthday - Bill Benyon, English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader 1927 Death - John Dillon, Irish nationalist and British Lower house leader, dies at 75 1926 Birthday - Cranley Onslow, born in England, politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Woking, called for lower middle class taxes, life peer as Baron Onslow of Working in Surrey County 1923 Event - Textile strike in Enschede, Netherlands, against lower wages, begins 1909 Birthday - 2nd viscount Camrose, British Conserv Lower house leader, 1941-45 1901 Birthday - Blaz Arnic, born in Luce, Lower Styria, Austria-Hungary, Slovenian composer, best known for his nine symphonies, The Society of Slovene Composers consider him the great Slovenian symphonic master of the 20th century 1897 Birthday - Barbara baroness Wootton of Abinger, English Lower house leader 1892 Event - James Keir Hardie chosen 1st socialist in British Lower house 1874 Event - I D Shadd elected Speaker of lower house of Miss legislature 1857 Event - Establishment of Jewish congregations in Lower Austria prohibited 1856 Event - Chinese police board British vessel Arrow, arrest 12 Chinese crewmen on suspicion of piracy and lower British flag, begins 2nd Anglo-Chinese War 1851 Birthday - John Dillon, Irish nationalist and British Lower house member 1840 Event - Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper and Lower Canada 1797 Death - John Wilkes, English journalist/Higher/Lower house leader, dies at 72 1792 Event - Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city 1770 Event - Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan) 1728 Event - Congregation Shearith Israel of New York purchases a lot on Mill Street in lower Manhattan, to build New York's 1st synagogue 1682 Event - Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France 1450 Event - Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Ludwig IX 1040 Event - Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes 69 Event - Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor |
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