Historical Events
1343 – Arnost of Pardubice becomes the first Archbishop of Prague (and the last bishop of Prague)
1952 – “Today Show” premieres with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV
1953 – Vaughan William’s “Sinfonia Antartica” premieres in Manchester
1975 – 17-year-old Lesley Whittle is kidnapped in Shropshire, England
1985 – Martina Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors and Evert)
1985 – British pound sinks to record low $US1.11
Famous Birthdays
1806 – Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria, born in Dennington, United Kingdom (d. 1855)
1906 – Walter Knape, German conductor and composer, born in Bernburg, Germany (d. 2000)
1921 – Ken Sailors, American professional basketball player (popularized and may have invented the jump shot), born in Bushnell, Nebraska (d. 2016)
1931 – Juraj Pospisil, Czech composer, born in Olomouc, Czech Republic (d. 2007)
1936 – Clarence Carter, American singer (Thread the Needle), born in Montgomery, Alabama
1949 – Mary Robison, American writer (Why Did I Ever), born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Deaths
1817 – Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, French composer, dies at 87
1819 – John Wolcot, English satirist (Peter Pindar), dies at 80
1902 – Cato M. Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician and chemist (law of mass action), dies at 65
2007 – Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (What’s My Line?, United Kingdom), dies at 83
2007 – Darlene Conley, American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful), dies at 72
2008 – Judah Folkman, Surgeon that developed Angiogenesis (b. 1933)