Historical Events
1876 – Henry Morton Stanley’s expedition leaves Rwanda
1938 – Graf Zeppelin II, world’s largest airship, makes its maiden flight
1954 – Hurricane Edna (2nd of 1954) hits NYC, $50 million damage
1972 – West Germany and Poland establish diplomatic relations
1985 – 10th Toronto International Film Festival: “The Official Story” directed by Luis Puenzo wins the People’s Choice Award
1986 – Saskatchewan and Hamilton play 1st CFL regular-season overtime game
Famous Birthdays
1547 – Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch lawyer and statesman, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1619)
1721 – Eliphalet Dyer, American statesman and judge, born in Windham, Connecticut (d. 1807)
1910 – Jack Hawkins, British actor (Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur Just Men, Zulu, Malta Story), born in London, England (d. 1973)
1915 – Douglas Kennedy, American actor (Dark Passage, The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold), born in NYC, New York (d. 1973)
1959 – Morten Harket, Norwegian rocker (Aha-Take on Me), born in Kongsberg, Norway
1965 – Troy Neel, American baseball player, born in Freeport, Texas
Famous Deaths
1321 – Dante Alighieri, Italian poet and author (Dante’s Inferno, Divina Commedia), dies at 56
1538 – Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg and Dietz, viceroy of Holland, dies
1715 – Dom Pérignon, French-Benedictine monk who helped improve the quality of champagne, dies at 76 or 77
1926 – Johan LE Dreyer, Danish astronomer (Catalog of Nebulae), dies at 74
1965 – Lydia Mei, Estonian artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes, dies at 69
1990 – Wime de Craene, Flemish singer and composer, dies at 40