Historical Events
1909 – German astronomer Max Wolf rediscovers Halley’s comet
1916 – German troops conquer Kavalla, Greece
1940 – 54th US Postmaster General: Frank C. Walker of Pennsylvania takes office
1950 – 1st typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited
1956 – Vladimir Kuts runs world record 10k (28:42.8)
1971 – “2 by 2” closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 343 performances
Famous Birthdays
1584 – Thomas Erpenius [van Erpe], Dutch orientalist and Arabist (grammar), born in Gorinchem, Netherlands (d. 1624)
1859 – Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian Realist writer (Pavao Šegota), born in Senj, Croatia (d. 1905)
1926 – Eddie Miksis, American baseball player, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 2005)
1969 – Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1977 – Ludacris [Christopher Bridges], American rapper (“Stand Up”; “Act A Fool”), and actor (The Ride; Fast and Furious franchise), born in Champaign, Illinois
1987 – Elizabeth Henstridge, English actress (Jemma Simmons-Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Famous Deaths
1891 – Antero Tarquínio de Quental, Portuguese poet (Beatrice), dies at 49
1911 – William R. Boggs, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and chief of engineers, dies at 82
1946 – Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer (Holland Drama), dies at 72)
1978 – Georgi Markov, Bulgarian dissident (b. 1929)
2004 – Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Greek Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, dies at 55
2011 – Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (b. 1984)