Historical Events
1931 – Lord Cecil of British government says War was never so improbable
1949 – “Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)” closes at Broadway NYC after 76 performances
1966 – Neil Diamond has his first Billboard chart success with single “Cherry Cherry”
1985 – U.S. 7th Circuit Court rules Soviet defector Walter Polovchak can’t be forcibly returned to parents’ country if it’s deemed “not in the best interests” of underage defectors
2012 – US Open Men’s Tennis: Andy Murray of Scotland wins his first Grand Slam event; beats defending champion Novak Đoković 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2
2019 – Novelist Margaret Atwood publishes “The Testaments”, her follow-up to “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Famous Birthdays
1869 – Caro Roma [Carrie Northey], American composer and singer, born in California (d. 1937)
1898 – Bessie Love, American actress (Broadway Melody, Children of Damned), born in Midland, Texas (d. 1986)
1930 – Kenneth Kweku Sinaman Dadzie, Ghanian diplomat (first African Secretary-General of UNCTAD), born in Gold Coast (d. 1995),
1932 – Bo Goldman, American screenwriter (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), born in New York City
1937 – Alun Pask, Welsh rugby union flanker (26 caps; British Lions 8 caps; Abertillery), born in Blackwood, Monmouthshire (d. 1995)
1944 – Thomas Allen, British operatic baritone singer, born in Seaham Harbour, England
Famous Deaths
1197 – Henry II of Champagne (b. 1166)
1868 – Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, German composer and harpist, dies at 79
1916 – Friedrich Gernsheim, German composer, dies at 77
1932 – Percy Fletcher, British composer, dies at 52
1983 – Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa (1966-77), dies at 67
1999 – Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (b. 1927)