Historical Events
1545 – Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III
1961 – “The Young Ones” directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Cliff Richard, Robert Morley and Carole Gray premieres in London
1983 – KYA-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KOIT
1985 – Australian cricketer David Boon’s 1st Test century, 123 v India at Adelaide
2013 – “Beyoncé” 5th studio album by Beyoncé is released
2022 – First nuclear fusion reaction in a laboratory setting, replicating the same energy that powers the sun – announced by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California
Famous Birthdays
1877 – Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer (Carol of the Bells), born in Selevyntsi, Podolia, Russian Empire (d. 1921)
1918 – Bill Vukovich, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1953-4), born in Fresno, California (d. 1955)
1936 – J. C. Martin, American baseball player, born in Axton, Virginia
1943 – Arturo Ripstein, Mexican film director (El Lugar Sin Limites, Foxtrot), born in Mexico City
1953 – Thomas E. Sanders, American aerial cameraman (Living Daylights), born in San Pedro, California (d. 2017)
1974 – Chris Lewis, CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders)
Famous Deaths
1908 – Augustus Le Plongeon, French-American photographer and antiquitarian, dies at 83
1929 – Knut Algot Håkanson, Swedish composer, dies at 42
1931 – Gustave le Bon, French psychologist (b. 1840)
1975 – Hendrik Johan Kruls, Dutch general and chief military authority (1944-46), dies at 73
2008 – Horst Tappert, German director, actor and former SS member (Derrick), dies of diabetes at 85
2019 – Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin’ Groovies, 1965-71), dies of multiple organ failure at 73