Historical Events
1886 – Modest Mussorgsky’s musical fantasy “Night on Bald Mountain” premieres in St. Petersburg’s Kononov Hall, Russia
1968 – The Nationalist Party of Northern Ireland (NPNI) withdraws from its role as ‘official’ opposition within the Northern Ireland parliament at Stormont
1969 – Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war
1975 – Iceland moves intl boundary from 50 to 200 miles
1977 – Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51)
1997 – NY jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988
Famous Birthdays
1885 – Dirk Filarski, Dutch painter and lithographer (Bergense School), born in Amsterdam (d. 1964)
1925 – Tony Hart, English artist and television presenter (Take Hart, Hartbeat), born in Maidstone, Kent (d. 2009)
1934 – Peter Haskell, American actor (Bracken’s World, Rituals), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2010)
1944 – Haim Saban, Israeli-American media proprietor (Saban Entertainment), born in Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt
1968 – Meredith Rainey, American 800m runner, born in Brooklyn, New York
1979 – Paul Robinson, English football player
Famous Deaths
1817 – Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian military leader and statesman considered a national hero, dies at 71 after falling from a horse, developing a fever and suffering a stroke
1883 – Francesco Schira, composer, dies at 74
1918 – Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian saint (b. circa 1838)
1981 – Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies at 71
2008 – Edie Adams [Edith Enke], American businesswoman, singer, actress and comedian (Murial Cigar), dies at 81
2012 – Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, dies from a heart attack at 89