Historical Events
1855 – Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine
1948 – Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine
1958 – England retains the Five Nations Rugby Championship with a 3-3 draw against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh; England’s 16th FN title
1967 – Marshal Arturo da Costa e Silva sworn in as President of Brazil
1984 – Tanzania adopts constitution
2017 – Dutch elections; Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s centre-right VVD party win 33 seats vs against 20 for right wing Geert Wilder’s Party of Freedom
Famous Birthdays
1811 – Robert Allen, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in West Point, Ohio (d. 1886)
1824 – Jules Chevalier, French Roman Catholic priest (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart), born in Richelieu, Touraine, France (d. 1907)
1910 – Joop Van Nellen, Dutch soccer forward (27 caps; DHC Delft), born in Delft, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1918 – Punch Imlach, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame coach and general manager (Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1987)
1957 – Park Overall, American actress (Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1976 – Jennifer 8. Lee, American journalist
Famous Deaths
1996 – Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric, American lawyer and diplomat, dies at 89
1997 – Gail Davis, American actress (Annie Oakley), dies at 71
2008 – Vytautas Kernagis, Lithuanian singer, TV shows announcer (b. 1951)
2011 – Smiley Culture [David Victor Emmanuel], British reggae singer (“Police Officer”; “Cockney Translation”), dies from a self-inflicted stab wound at 48
2018 – Edwin “Ed” Charles, American MLB third baseman (Miracle Mets-1969), dies following long illness at 84
2019 – Lam Jones, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1976) and NFL wide receiver (NY Jets 1980-86), dies of myeloma at 60