On this day in Black History .. 1832 - Rebellious slaves set fire to Paramaribo Suriname 1838 - Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor 1888 - East Africa Company political & commercial rights 1906 - Phila Giants win Negro Championship Cup in Phila before 10,000 fans 1918 - 5 soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot of 1917 1930 - Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic) 1934 - Tunisia began its move for independence 1974 - NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires 1975 - Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die 1979 - Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000 1984 - South Africa adopts constitution 1987 - Coup in Burundi suspends constitution 1989 - Iljushin-62 crashes down on residential area of Havana, 170 die Famous Birthdays for this day .. 1948 - Tara Oedayraj Singh Varma, 1st black woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber 1967 - Chris Gatling, NBA forward (NJ Nets) 1970 - George Lynch, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies) 1973 - Damon Stoudamire, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors) 1975 - Ava Lovell, Miss Universe-Belize (1996) Famous Deaths for this day .. 1935 - Joannes DJ Aengenent, bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), dies at 62 1965 - Otto Lederer, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 79 1994 - Major Lance, soul singer, dies at 55
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