Historical Events
1869 – North Carolina legislature passes anti-Ku Klux Klan Law
1905 – French Dufaux brothers test helicopter
1931 – Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankees manager
1935 – First flight of the Bristol Blenheim
1999 – US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving “intentionally false statements” in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.
2020 – OPEC and other major oil companies agree to the largest-ever drop in production to stabilize world prices
Famous Birthdays
1933 – Montserrat Caballé, Spanish bel canto operatic soprano, and unlikely pop star (with Freddie Mercury – Barcelona), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2018)
1956 – Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer (Mensch; Spruenge), born in Göttingen, Germany
1956 – Alex Briley, American actor (Can’t Stop the Music), born in New York City
1959 – Liu Xiao Ling Tong [Zhang Jinlai], Chinese actor (Journey to the West – “Monkey King”), born in Shanghai, China
1965 – Elaine Zayak, American figure skater (Olympic 6th 1984), born in Paramus, New Jersey
1995 – Jennifer Brady, American tennis player (Australian Open 2021 runner-up), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
238 – Gordian II, Roman co-Emperor with his father Gordian I, killed in battle at Carthage
1997 – George Wald, American physiologist and biologist (Nobel Prize 1967, vitamin A in retina), dies at 90
2007 – Kevin Crease, Australian TV anchor (b. 1936)
2012 – George Mesterhazy, Hungarian-American jazz pianist, and arranger, dies at 56
2020 – Francisco Aritmendi, Spanish athlete (International Cross Country Championships 1964), dies of COVID-19 at 81
2020 – Jim Frey, American MLB manager (Kansas City Royals, American League C’ship 1980; Chicago Cubs), dies at 88