This Day…

1896 – Barney Riggs was a convicted murderer who was sentenced to life in Yuma Territorial Prison but won parole for saving the warden’s life during a breakout attempt in October 1887.

1898 – A posse led by Valentine Hoy cornered escaped convicts Harry Tracy, Dave Lant, and Swede Johnson in Browns Park, Colorado.  As he approached them Hoy was shot through the heart by Tracy.

1890 – Beatriz Michelena, American silent film era actress and operatic soprano, producer (d. 1942)

1843 – Adelina Patti, operatic soprano, born in Spain of Italian parents, she remains one of the most famous sopranos in history (d. 1919)

1821 – Lola Montez, Irish actress and dancer was born  (d. 1861)

1916 – Mary Jane Croft, American actress was born on this day.  (d. 1999)

1870: Women gain the vote in Utah Territory

1957 – Laura Ingalls Wilder, American pioneer and author of the Little House series passes away.  (b. 1867)

Born 1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)

Born 1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)

1919 – Mary Pickford with Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.