Historical Events
533 – General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimium, near Carthage, North Africa
1924 – 19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0)
1971 – WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 – Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet premier, buried in Moscow
1985 – John Williams introduces new Today Show theme
1990 – Iraqi troops storm residence of French ambassador in Kuwait
Famous Birthdays
1475 – Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois, Italian aristocrat, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1507)
1814 – Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura) and theologian, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1903)
1902 – Hermine Heijermans, Dutch actress, politician and author (Grote Klaas en kleine Klaas), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1924 – Norman Alden, American character actor (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2012)
1963 – Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician (Minister of State), born in Messinia, Greece
1993 – Niall Horan, Irish Pop singer (One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”), born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Famous Deaths
1881 – Ambrose Burnside, American soldier, industrialist and politician (Governor of Rhode Island, 1866-69) who popularized sideburns, dies of a heart attack at 57
1915 – Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (b. 1835)
1946 – Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist, dies at 71
1994 – John Stevens, British jazz drummer (Spontaneous Music Ensemble), dies of a heart attack at 54
2001 – Dorothy McGuire, American actress (Gentlemen’s Agreement, Old Yeller, Summer Magic), dies of cardiac arrest following a short illness at 85
2012 – Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Alberta), dies at 84