Events (250 years ago today): 1770 – The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.

Events (50 years ago today): 1970 – The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.

Births (100 years ago today): 1920 – Jack Cheetham, South African cricketer (d. 1980)

Births (50 years ago today): 1970 – Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese illustrator

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