Historical Events
1923 – SDAP speaks out against allied occupation of the Ruhr
1986 – “John Lennon: Live in NYC” album is released posthumously
2008 – NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 42-30; MVP: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, RB
2018 – Tottenham Hotspur edge Arsenal, 1-0 at Wembley Stadium in front of English Premier League record single-game attendance of 83,222 fans
2019 – The eight centrally owned and operated team Alliance of American Football gets underway; Orlando Apollos beat Atlanta Legends, 40-6 at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, FL
2019 – 61st Grammy Awards: Childish Gambino first rapper to win Best Song and Best Record for “This Is America”, best album “Golden Hour” Kacey Musgraves
Famous Birthdays
1904 – John Farrow, Australian director and actor (Botany Bay, Wake Island), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1963)
1931 – Gerhard Rosenfeld, German opera and film score composer, born in Königsberg (d. 2003)
1936 – Sylvia Williams, museum director/curator
1946 – Kenneth “Kenny” Edwards, American musician and singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys, Bryndle), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2010)
1964 – Roger Reijners, Dutch football coach and player (MVV), born in Roemond, Netherlands
1975 – Kool Savas, German rapper, born in Aachen, Germany
Famous Deaths
1774 – Florian Leopold Gassmann, Bohemian composer, dies at 44
1876 – Reverdy Johnson, American politician and jurist (Dred Scott v. Sandford), dies at 79
1948 – Ewart Astill, England cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, Leicestershire), dies at 59
1992 – Mau Kopuit, Dutch editor-in-chief (New Israeli Weekly Newspaper), dies
1995 – Paul Monette, American writer, dies of AIDS at 49
2020 – Waqar Hasan, Pakistani cricket batsman (21 Tests, top score 189; member Pakistan’s inaugural Test squad), dies at 87