Historical Events
1816 – Samuel Taylor Coleridge recites his poem “Kubla Khan” to fellow poet Lord Byron, who persuades him to publish it
1863 – Confederate General Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tennessee
1930 – Brilliant West Indian cricket batsman George Headley scores patient 223 in drawn 4th Test against England at Kingston, Jamaica
1967 – 39th Academy Awards: “A Man For All Seasons,” Best Picture, Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Scofield best actress/actor
1968 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1993 – Ottawa Senators win 1st road game (Islanders) after 38 straight loses
Famous Birthdays
1864 – Tully Marshall, American actor (Let’s Go, Red Dust), born in Nevada City, California (d. 1943)
1908 – Aidan Crawley, British journalist and politician (Labour MP 1945-51), born in Benenden, Kent (d. 1993)
1913 – Steven Nagy, American bowler (first televised perfect game [300}, 1954; ABC Hall of Fame 1963), born in Shoaf, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
1936 – John Madden, NFL coach (Oakland Raiders) and sports commentator (CBS, FOX), born in Austin, Minnesota
1940 – Gloria Hunniford [Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford], British broadcaster and actress (Old Curiosity Shop), born in Portadown, Northern Ireland
1946 – Anne Boyd, Australian composer, born in Sydney
Famous Deaths
947 – Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies
1640 – Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61
1712 – Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77
1988 – Cliff Gladwin, cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49), dies
2005 – Norbert Brainin, Austrian-British violinist (Amadeus Quartet, 1947-87), dies at 82
2011 – Homer Smith, American football coach (b. 1931)