Historical Events
1842 – John C. Frémont sets off from Kansas River on his first expedition of the Oregon Trail with frontierman Kit Carson as his guide
1954 – Great Britain’s 2 biggest steel factories nationalized
1963 – “Sukiyaki” sung by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto, hits #1
1965 – South Africa begins economic boycott of Dutch products
1982 – Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat
1994 – Disney’s animated musical film “The Lion King” opens in theaters with $42 million
Famous Birthdays
1886 – Charles Wood, Irish composer of church music, born in Armagh, United Kingdom (d. 1926)
1894 – Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and arranger (Oklahoma!), born in Kansas City, Kansas (d. 1981)
1920 – George Ernest Leslie, Scottish trade union official, born in Leith, Scotland (d. 1996)
1920 – Alla Kazanskaya, Russian stage and film actress (Burnt by the Sun), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2008)
1927 – Hugo Pratt, Italian graphic artist, born in Rimini, Italy (d. 1995)
1971 – Jake Busey, American actor
Famous Deaths
923 – Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle
1521 – Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)
1679 – Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)
1962 – Alfred Cortot, French-Swiss pianist and teacher, dies at 84
1995 – Charles Bennett, English screenwriter, dies at 95
2001 – Julius Juzeliūnas, Lithuanian composer and organist (The Game), dies at 85