Historical Events
1307 – Duke Henrik of Corinthia chosen as King of Bohemia
1500 – Baglione family massacre at the “Blood Wedding” of Astorre Baglione and Lavinia Colonna in Perugia
1538 – Peace talks between Charles I and King Francois I
1915 – The head of German propaganda in the US, Dr Heinrich Albert, loses his briefcase on a subway in New York City; an examination of its content reveals an extensive network of German espionage and subversion across the US
1991 – France performs nuclear Test at Mururoa atoll
2002 – Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl
Famous Birthdays
1898 – Norman Demuth, composer
1917 – Robert Conquest, English historian and poet (The Great Terror), born in Great Malvern, Worcestershire (d. 2015)
1932 – Ed Litzenberger, Canadian NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1961-4), born in Neudorf, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
1939 – Patrick Wayne, actor (Rounder, Shirley, Beyond Atlantis), born in Los Angeles, California
1952 – Johnny Thunders, American musician (d. 1991)
1973 – Brian Austin Green, American actor (David-Beverly Hills 90210), born in Van Nuys, California
Famous Deaths
1411 – Johannes Parvus, [Jean Petit], French theologist, dies
1751 – John Wilson, botanist, dies
1937 – Walter Gay, artist, dies
1980 – Henri Martelli, French composer, dies at 85
1990 – Troy Dixon, rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 of a fall
2003 – Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (b. 1920)