Historical Events
402 – Theodosius II, aged just nine months, is proclaimed co-Augustus with his father Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius – then the youngest to hold an imperial title
1861 – Fort Jackson and Fort Philip are taken over by LA state troops (US Civil War)
1863 – General McClernand’s Union troops surround Fort Hindman, Arkansas
1878 – US Senate proposes female suffrage
1999 – Fatboy Slim’s music single “Praise You” hits #1 in the UK
Famous Birthdays
1843 – Frank James, American outlaw (member of the James-Younger gang), born in Clay County, Missouri (d. 1915)
1944 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and bandleader, born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2016)
1952 – Scott Thurston, American session and touring guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter (Iggy Pop, 1973-79; Motels, 1982-84; Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, 1989-2017), born in Medford, Oregon
1974 – Steve Marlet, French footballer, born in Pithiviers, France
1994 – Faith Kipyegon, Kenyan athlete (Olympic gold women’s 1,500m 2016, 20; World C’ship gold 2017), born in Bomet, Kenya
Famous Deaths
1959 – Colin Gregory, English tennis player (Australian C’ship 1929, chairman All-England Club, Wimbledon), dies at 55
2005 – Erwin Hillier, British cinematographer (b. 1911)
2015 – Michael Wright, British academic and Vice-Chancellor of Aston University (1996-2006), dies of cancer at 67
2017 – Clare Hollingworth, British war correspondent who was the first to report on the outbreak of WWII, dies at 105
2017 – (Armando) “Buddy” Greco, American jazz and pop singer (“Ooh! Look-A There, Ain’t She Pretty”; “The Lady Is A Tramp”), pianist, and television personality (Away We Go), dies at 90