Historical Events
1941 – German occupiers confiscate AVRO studios in Netherlands
1963 – Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold
1966 – Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins)
1967 – Indonesian congress strips President Sukarno of authority and names General Suharto as acting President
1995 – World Men’s Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko of Canada
2012 – China records its highest trade deficit in over a decade
Famous Birthdays
1793 – Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer
1859 – Abraham H. Cannon, Mormon apostle (d. 1896)
1942 – Jimmy Wynn, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1967, 74, 75; Houston Astros, LA Dodgers), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2020)
1950 – Wheeler Winston Dixon, American filmmaker, critic and author
1963 – Paul Way, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1983, 85), born in Kingsbury, Middlesex
1982 – Zach Miner, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
1681 – Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter, dies at 45
1961 – Belinda Lee, English actress (Joseph and his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25
1973 – Esther Williamson Ballou, American organist, composer and educator, dies at 57
1992 – Karel Poons, father of Paul Deen, dies
1996 – Gyula Kallai, Prime Minister of Hungry (1965-67), dies at 85
2013 – Clive Burr, English drummer, dies from complications from multiple sclerosis at 56