Historical Events
1890 – The Delta Chi fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
1972 – Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountains, (passengers eat crash victims to survive, 16 of 45 rescued 2 months later)
1999 – Canadian Robert Mundell is named the winner of the 1999 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
2012 – “I Won’t Give Up,” a single by Jason Mraz, is certified 4x multi-platinum
2012 – Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild sells for $34 million, the highest-selling artwork by a living artist
Famous Birthdays
1878 – Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest, born in O’Connell Town, Yass, New South Wales (d. 1952)
1933 – Raynald Fréchette, Quebec politician and judge, born in Asbestos, Quebec (d. 2007)
1955 – Frans van Oostrom, Dutch jazz and blues guitarist, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1956 – Anura Ranasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982), born in Kalatura, Sri Lanka
1980 – Magne Hoseth, Norwegian soccer midfielder (22 caps; Molde FK 284 games), born in Averøy, Norway
Famous Deaths
1673 – Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (b. 1617)
1987 – Kishore Kumar, Indian singer and actor, dies at 58
1995 – Golfredo Corradetti, Canadian conductor, dies at 79
2003 – Anne Ziegler [Irené Eastwood], British singer of light opera, known with husband Webster Booth as the “Sweethearts in Song”, dies at 93
2025 – Tony Caunter, British actor (Roy Evans in “EastEnders”), dies at 88