The Battle of Lund, one of the bloodiest battles in Scandinavian history, took place on this day in 1676, as King Christian V attempted to retake the province of Skåne from the Swedes. The first edition of
The Observer was published in 1791. The Montreux Casino caught fire from a flare set off during a Frank Zappa concert.
Deep Purple is eternally grateful. Terry Anderson was released from captivity in Beirut after seven years in 1991.
Born today: Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Samuel Butler (1835-1902), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), Ronnie Corbett (1930), Horst Buchholz (1933-2003), Chris Hillman, Anna McGarrigle and Dennis Wilson were all born in 1944.
Christians in Lebanon, Syria and Palestine celebrate Eid il-Burbara today.
