Historical Events
- 1945 - USA, UK, USSR, France declare supreme authority over Germany
- 1969 - The International communist conference begins in Moscow.
- 1972 - Yugoslav president Tito visits USSR
- 1988 - Russian orthodox church celebrates 1,000th anniversary
- 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev receives his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize
Famous Birthdays
- 1640 - Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)
- 1882 - Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [OS]
- 1901 - Anastasia N Romanova, great ruler of Russia/daughter of last tsar
- 1919 - Akeo Watanabe, Tokyo Japan, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1956-68)
- 1971 - Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese racing driver
Famous Deaths
- 1017 - Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)
- 1383 - Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)
- 1990 - Vasily V Kuznetsov, pres of USSR supreme soviet (1982-83, 85), dies
- 2009 - Boris Pokrovsky, Russian operatic stage director (b. 1912)
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