Historical Events
1923 – Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of German coalition government
1944 – Jackie Gleason-Les Tremayne show premieres on NBC radio
1953 – US President Dwight Eisenhower establishes Government Contract Compliance Committee
1977 – Randy Bachman quits band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, they then disband
1988 – US beats Jamaica 5-1 in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1997 – San Diego Padres trade Rickey Henderson to Anaheim Angels
Famous Birthdays
1422 – William Caxton, English printer and translator, 1st to print in the English language (Histories of Troy), born in Kent, England (d. 1492) birth date disputed
1717 – Christoph Nichelmann, German composer and harpsichordist, born in Treuenbrietzen, Germany (d. 1762)
1748 – Pieter L. van de Kasteele, Dutch politician and patriot, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1810)
1888 – Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor, born in Smolensk, Russia (d. 1975)
1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary, Prime Minister (1959-76) and President (1976-2008), born in Birán, Holguin Province (d. 2016)
1973 – Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer, born in Oakdale, California (d. 2007)
Famous Deaths
1895 – Christian Bernhard Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition), dies at 79
1897 – Antonius von der Linde, Dutch German librarian, dies at 63
1900 – Collis P. Huntington, American business tycoon and railroad executive (Central Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad), dies at 78
1973 – Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75
1982 – Joe Tex [Joseph Arrington Jr.], American soul musician (“Hold What You’ve Got”; “I Gotcha”), dies at 49
1992 – Jan Elburg [Joannes G], Dutch poet (Geen letterheren), dies at 72