Historical Events
1874 – Pope Pius IX encyclical “On Greek-Ruthenian rite”
1876 – Amersfoort-Zutphen railway in the Netherlands opens
1877 – Caesar Franck’s symphonic poem “Lesson Eolides” premieres
1882 – Toba indians kill 20 members of French expedition in Argentina, including explorer Jules Nicolas Crevaux
1966 – US Federal education funding is denied to 12 school districts in the South because of violations of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
2004 – The final episode of “Frasier” on NBC is watched by 33 million people
Famous Birthdays
1928 – Jim Shoulders, American champion rodeo cowboy, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2007)
1941 – Senta Berger, Austrian stage and screen actress (Cast a Giant Shadow), born in Vienna, Austria
1947 – Robert “Rab” Noakes, Scottish folk-country singer-songwriter (“Turn A Deaf Ear”), born in St Andrews, Fife
1954 – Johnny Logan [Seán Sherrard], Irish celtic-pop singer and songwriter (“Hold Me Now”), born in Frankston, Australia
1966 – Darius Rucker, American rock singer (Hootie and the Blowfish – “Only Wanna Be With You”), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1993 – Debby Ryan, American actress (The Suite Life on Deck), born in Huntsville, Alabama.
Famous Deaths
1864 – Junius Daniel, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 35
1866 – Nikolai Brashman, Russian mathematician, dies at 69
1971 – Valerian Mikhaylovich Bogdanov-Berezovsky, Russian composer, dies 67
1982 – Gara Garayev [Kara Karayev], Soviet-Azerbaijani composer (Seven Beauties), dies at 64
2002 – Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
2021 – Nelson Marcenaro, Uruguayan soccer defender (8 caps; Mundialito 1980; Progreso, Portuguesa, Peñarol, Emelec), dies from a heart attack at 68