Historical Events
644 – Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed in Medina by Lu’lu, an enslaved Persian captive
1937 – Howie Morenz Memorial Game, Montreal Forum: NHL All-Stars beat Montreal All Stars, 6-5
1943 – P-47D Thunderbolt shot down above North Holland
1964 – For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington, D.C. permitted to vote
1980 – Walter Hass Jr becomes CEO of Oakland A’s
1989 – 100s of Bulgarian demonstrate in Sofia for democratic rights
Famous Birthdays
1831 – Ignatius Donnelly, American politician, writer, and amateur scientist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
1863 – Eugène Samuel-Holeman, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1942)
1918 – Dean Riesner, American film and television screenwriter (Bill and Coo), born in New Rochelle, New York (d. 2002)
1934 – Derek Richardson, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Worcestershire 383 first class games), born in Hereford, Herefordshire
1938 – Jean Rollin, French director and screenwriter
1995 – Kendall Jenner, American model and TV personality (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1787 – Robert Lowth, British Bishop of the Church of England and grammarian (A Short Introduction to English Grammar), dies at 76
1864 – Antonio Goncalves Dias, Brazilian national poet, dies at sea
1890 – Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)
1914 – Georg Trakl, Austria poet (Totentag, Cocaine Overdose), dies at 27
1929 – Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (b. 1883)
1986 – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis [Edward F. Davis], American jazz saxophonist (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band), dies of cancer at 65