Saturday, October 16, 2004

Today in History

Today is October 16

Born Today
Eugene O'Neill 1888
Oscar Wilde 1854
Noah Webster 1758

Died Today
Moshe Dayan 1981
Pope Gregory XIV 1591
Grigory Potemkin 1791

Events
1978 - Karol Wojtyla elected Pope; changes name to John Paul II; 1st non-Italian since 1522 & first Pole.
1964 - China explodes its first nuclear device becoming 5th nuclear power.
1956 - 11,000 carat emerald found in northern Transvaal, South Africa by Charles Kempt and J. Botes.

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