Historical Events
1962 – Martin Walser’s play “Esche und Angora” premieres in Berlin
1968 – WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
1990 – PBS begins an 11-hour miniseries on the Civil War
2017 – Women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the first time during Saudi Arabia’s 87th National Day celebrations
2022 – Russia holds sham referendums in four partly occupied Ukrainian regions, with some Ukrainian citizens forced to vote at gunpoint
Famous Birthdays
1865 – Emmuska Orczy, Hungarian-born British Baroness and writer (The Scarlet Pimpernel), born in Tarnaörs Hungary (d. 1947)
1867 – Draga Mašin, Queen of Serbia and wife of King Alexander I, born in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia (d. 1903)
1871 – Frantisek Kupka, Czech pioneering abstract artist, born in Opočno, Austria-Hungary (d. 1957)
1925 – Barry Linehan, English actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), born in Romford, England (d. 1996)
1946 – Franz Fischler, Austrian politician and EU’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995–2004), born in Absam, Austria
Famous Deaths
1764 – Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)
1797 – Johann Georg Roser, Austrian composer and kapellmeister, dies at 57
1994 – John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59
2004 – Billy Reay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 86
2023 – Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association – “Windy”; “Cherish”), and later substance abuse counselor, dies at 83