Historical Events
1940 – George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
1940 – -12] Buckingham Palace damaged by German bombs
1959 – Baltimore starter Jerry Walker pitches all 16 innings as the Orioles edge the Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at Memorial Stadium
1965 – Beatles’ “Help!,” album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
1980 – Ron LeFlore (91st) and Rodney Scott (58th), set teammate steal record
1981 – 2nd government of Van Agt forms in Netherlands
Famous Birthdays
1962 – Kristy McNichol, American actress (Buddy-Family, Barbara-Empty Nest), born in Los Angeles, California
1962 – Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Bilbao, Spain
1965 – Paul Heyman, American entertainment producer and wrestling manager, born in Westchester County, New York
1975 – Juan Cobián, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1979 – Nathan Gale, American murderer (Heavy metal Pantera’s concert murder), born in Marysville, Ohio (d. 2004)
1982 – Shriya Saran, South Indian actress (Santhosham), born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Famous Deaths
1680 – Emperor Go-Mizunoo, 108th Emperor of Japan, dies at 84
1823 – David Ricardo, English economist (On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation), dies at 51
1974 – Víctor Olea Alegría, Chilean Socialist Party member
1992 – Paul Storken, Dutch priest (Away Backing), dies
2001 – Henry Herbert, 7th earl of Carnarvon, English peer and racing manager to the Queen, dies at 77
2001 – Barbara Olson, American political commentator (b. 1955)