Historical Events
1865 – Raleigh, North Carolina, captured by Union forces
1941 – Heavy German assault on Tobruk
1957 – 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
1970 – Greek composer Mikis Theordorakis freed
1981 – Pulitzer prize awarded to Beth Henley for “Crimes of the Heart”
1990 – NY Rangers beat NY Islanders 6-5, Rangers win preliminary, 4-1
Famous Birthdays
1519 – Catherine de’ Medici, Italian born Queen consort to Henry II of France and later regent to her sons, born in Florence (d. 1589)
1764 – Laurent, 1st Marquis of Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal, born in Toul, Three Bishoprics, France (d. 1830)
1895 – Olga Rudge, American concert violinist, born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1996)
1937 – Lanford Wilson, American playwright (Hot L Baltimore), born in Lebanon, Missouri
1952 – Jonjo O’Neill, Irish racehorse trainer, born in Cork, Ireland
1972 – Mariusz Czerkawski, Polish NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Radomsko, Poland
Famous Deaths
1882 – Bruno Bauer, German theologian, dies at 72
1912 – Ishikawa Takuboku, Japanese author, dies at 26
1984 – Dionyssis Papayannopoulos, Greek actor, dies at 71
2000 – Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball utility (World Series 1941; Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 90
2013 – Frank Bank, American actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver), dies at 71
2018 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American award-winning director (One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Amadeus, The Firemen’s Ball), dies at 86