Historical Events
608 – St Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1616 – First non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy
1923 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Germantown CC, Philadelphia: Bill Tilden wins 4th of 6 straight US singles titles; beats Bill Johnston 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
1941 – Nazis kill 800 Jewish women at Shkudvil, Lithuania
1949 – WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1970 – Officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) in Northern Ireland vote narrowly in favour of remaining unarmed
Famous Birthdays
1911 – Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-born American golf entrepreneur (d. 2000)
1922 – Jackie Cooper, American actor and director (Skippy, Superman), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2011)
1940 – Frank Linzy, American baseball player, born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
1962 – Aubrey Matthews, NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)
1971 – Myron Bell, NFL safety (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1979 – Amy Davidson, American actress
Famous Deaths
1654 – Cornelis Bicker, merchant/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61
1916 – Isidore Edouard Legouix, composer, dies at 82
1972 – Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Turkish composer, one of “The Turkish Five” (Köçekçe – Dance Rhapsody for Orchestra), dies from a stroke at 66
1983 – Prince Far I, reggae deejay, producer and Rastafarian
2003 – Josef Hirsal, Czech novelist (b. 1920)
2007 – Brett Somers, Canadian-born American actress and Match Game panelist (b. 1924)