461 ~ Death of St. Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland.

1804 ~ Johann von Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell," premiered. This is the play upon which Rossini based (loosely) his opera, “William Tell”, and which, as we all know, provided the opening and closing music for TV’s “The Lone Ranger”. “Hi Ho Silver Away!”

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1834 ~ Birthday of Gottlieb Daimler, pioneer of the modern internal combustion engine.

1919 ~ Birthday of Nat King Cole, Singer ("Mona Lisa", "Ramblin' Rose”, and many, many more).

1938 ~ Birthday of Rudolph Nureyev, Ballet Master.

1941 ~ Birthday of Paul Kantner, the only native San Franciscan among the Jefferson Airplane/Starship principles.

1959 ~ The Dalai Lama fled Tibet and went into exile in India.

1969 ~ Golda Meir was sworn in as P.M. of Israel.

1995 ~ President Clinton welcomed Gerry Adams to the White House. HM government was not amused.

1999 ~ The International Olympic Committee voted to expel six members for corruption.

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