Historical Events
1792 – Cornerstone laid for the Executive Mansion (White House) in Washington
1944 – Riga, capital of Latvia, freed
1975 – Rock vocalist Neil Young undergoes throat surgery
1978 – “52nd Street” 6th studio album by Billy Joel is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1979)
1981 – Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected President of Egypt
1996 – “Big” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 193 performances
Famous Birthdays
1822 – Carl Martin Reinthaler, German composer, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1896)
1917 – Burr Tillstrom, American puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1985)
1931 – Janice Elliott, English novelist, born in Derby, England (d. 1995)
1935 – Louis LaRusso II, American playwright (Knockout; Lampost Reunion), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 2003)
1938 – Enzo Dara, Italian operatic basso buffo (The Barber of Seville – “Don Bartolo”), and author, born in Mantua, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2017)
1955 – Frans van Oostrom, Dutch jazz and blues guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famous Deaths
1708 – Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk and fieldmarshal, dies at 67
1774 – William Bentinck, British-born Dutch politician and prominent Orangist, dies at 69
2000 – Jean Peters, American actress (Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters), dies at 73
2005 – Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist (b. 1942)
2012 – Helmut Haller, German soccer forward (33 caps West Germany; FC Augsburg, Bologna FC, Juventus), dies from Parkinson’s disease and dementia at 73
2021 – Ray Fosse, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star, Gold Glove Award 1970, 71 Cleveland Indians; World Series Oakland A’s 1973, 74) and broadcaster (Oakland A’s NBC), dies of cancer at 74