Historical Events
1940 – Admiral Johannes Furstner, Royal Dutch Navy, departs to England
1957 – Bob Merrill’s musical “New Girl in Town” opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 432 performances
1972 – In Willie Mays’ 1st game as New York Met, his homer beats San Francisco Giants, 5-4 (his former team of over 20 years), at Shea Stadium, New York
1987 – Colt revolver (Peacemaker) of 1873 sells for $242,000
1997 – Baseball’s Executive Council suspends NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his suing other team owners
2020 – Global death toll from COVID-19 passes 300,000 with 4.4 million confirmed infections
Famous Birthdays
1316 – Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355-78), born in Prague (d. 1378)
1895 – Renato Lunelli, composer Italian organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Trent, Austria-Hungary (now Trento, Italy) (d. 1967)
1899 – Earle Combs, American Baseball HOF center fielder (9 × World Series 1927, 28, 32, 36–39, 41, 43; New York Yankees), born in Richmond, Kentucky (d. 1976)
1928 – Will “Dub” Jones, American bass singer (The Coasters – “Charlie Brown”), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2000)
1973 – Voshon Lenard, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1997 – Jennifer Kupcho, American golfer (Chevron Championship 2022; Evian Championship 2019 runner-up), born in Littleton, Colorado
Famous Deaths
649 – Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies
1873 – Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and writer (b. 1797)
1966 – Megan Lloyd George, English politician (1st female MP for Welsh – Carmarthen), dies at 64
1977 – Robert Maynard Hutchins, American educational philosopher (University of Chicago), dies at 78
1991 – Shintaro Abe, minister of Exterior of Japan (1982-86), dies
2009 – Bob Rosburg, American golfer, broadcaster (PGA Championship 1959), dies of head injuries from a fall at 82