Historical Events
1811 – Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain
1836 – Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru
1963 – Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for The Beatles
1982 – Gas explosion in Israeli army headquarters near Tyre; kills 60
1992 – The Church of England approves the ordination of female priests
2014 – The people of Catalonia in north-eastern Spain vote in a disputed and non-binding poll on independence
Famous Birthdays
1748 – Carlos IV (English: Charles], King of Spain (1788-1808), born in Portici, Italy (d. 1819)
1792 – Mary Anne Disraeli, English wife of Benjamin Disraeli, born in Brampford Speke, Devon, England (d. 1872)
1883 – Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, 1918-67). and composer (Feuilles de Printemps), born in Vevey, Switzerland (d. 1969)
1953 – Kostas Skandalidis, Greek politician, born in Kos, Greece
1956 – Ian Craig Marsh, English, rocker (The Human League, Heaven 17), born in Sheffield, England
1970 – Derry Brownson, British rock keyboardist (EMF – “Unbelievable”), born in Gloucester, England
Famous Deaths
307 – Flavius Valerius Severus, compassionate emperor of Rome (306-07), dies
1724 – Joseph Blake, alias “Blueskin”, a highwayman known for attacking “Thief-Taker General” (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. (b. c. 1700)
1931 – Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (b. 1840)
1947 – Martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64
1990 – Alexis Minotis [Alexandros Minotakis], Greek actor (The Merchant of Venice, King Lear), dies at 90
1993 – H. R. Haldeman, Nixon’s White House Chief of Staff during Watergate, dies at 67