Historical Events
1945 – Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Bolivia established
1962 – 16th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
1972 – “Lost in the Stars” based on the novel “Cry the Beloved Country” by Alan Paton opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 39 performances
1983 – Pulitzer Prize awarded to Alice Walker for the novel “The Color Purple”
1987 – Bob Land wins his 6th straight Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race
1987 – Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph)
Famous Birthdays
1910 – Sylvia Fisher, Australian operatic soprano (Albert Herring Opera), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1996)
1946 – Hayley Mills, English actress (Parent Trap, Pollyanna), born in London, England
1963 – Eric McCormack, Canadian-American actor (Will and Grace), born in Toronto, Ontario
1966 – Trine Hattestad, Norwegian javelin thrower (Olympic gold 2000), born in Lørenskog, Norway
1969 – Sayako Kuroda, Japanese Imperial Shinto priestess and Supreme Priestess of the Ise Grand Shrine who gave up her imperial title for marriage, born in Chiyoda, Tokyo
1985 – Karl Reindler, Australian racing driver, born in Perth, Australia
Famous Deaths
1873 – Justus von Liebig, German agricultural and biological chemist who is considered the founder of organic chemistry, dies at 69
1888 – Roscoe Conkling, American politician (U.S. Senator from New York 1867-81), dies at 58
1906 – Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus, dies at 59
1936 – Seaborn McDaniel Denson, American composer, dies at 82
1944 – Cécile Chamindale, French composer and pianist, dies at 86
2019 – Mark Medoff, American playwright, director, actor and professor (Children of a Lesser God), dies at 79