Historical Events
1680 – Tax revolt on Terschelling due to tax on cereal
1791 – 1st US law school established at University of Pennsylvania
1936 – KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING)
1967 – The Silver Bridge collapses over the Ohio River in the US, killing 46 people
2008 – 74th Heisman Trophy Award: Sam Bradford, Oklahoma (QB)
2018 – Egyptian Archaeologists announce discovery of 4,400 year old tomb of Fifth Dynasty priest in Saqqara pyramid complex near Cairo
Famous Birthdays
1842 – Henry Gadsby, English musician and composer, born in Hackney, England (d. 1907)
1853 – Jean Baptiste August Kessler, Dutch entrepreneur and director of oil on Dutch Indies, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1900)
1899 – Frank Vosper, British actor (The Man Who Knew Too Much, Rome Express), born in London, England (d. 1937)
1937 – John Sladek, American sci-fi author (Tik-Tok, Bugs), born in Waverly, Iowa (d. 2000)
1948 – Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (For Your Eyes Only), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1991)
1950 – Stjepko Gut, Serbian jazz trumpeter, flügelhorn player, and teacher, born in Ruma, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
Famous Deaths
1817 – Maria Walewska [Leszczinska], Polish lover of Emperor Napoleon I, dies at 31
1855 – Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (b. 1803)
1953 – Kishio Hirao, Japanese composer, dies at 46
1971 – Paul Pierre Lévy, French mathematician (b. 1886)
2005 – Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), dies of heart failure at 90
2014 – Ray Steadman-Allen, British choral and brass band composer, dies at 92