Historical Events
1826 – Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican controlled Nacogdoches, Texas and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
1938 – State of California executes Ed Davis (38), leader of Folsom Prison escape attempt resulting in murder of warden and guard (San Quentin State Prison, Marin County)
1944 – US 2nd Infantry division occupies “Heartbreak Crossroads” Wahlerscheid
1950 – “Let’s Make an Opera” closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 5 performances
1991 – UN reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote
2016 – US State Department increases reward for information on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to $25 million
Famous Birthdays
1742 – Gebhard Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt, German Field Marshal (d. 1819)
1907 – Barbara Kent, Canadian actress (Lonesome, Flesh and the Devil), born in Gadsby, Alberta, Canada (d. 2011)
1916 – Udom Patpongsiri, Thai property developer (Father of the Thai sex industry), (d. 1996)
1945 – Bobby George, English darts player (BDO World C’ship 1980, 84 runner-up), born in Manor Park, Essex, England
1965 – Chris Jones, outfielder (NY Mets), born in Utica, New York
1988 – Anna Popplewell, English actress
Famous Deaths
714 – Pepin/Pippin II, of Herstal/Héristal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia and Duke and Prince of the Franks, dies
1670 – Dorothy, 1st English marquis of Halifax, dies
1993 – Charizma [Charles Hicks], American rapper, killed in a mugging at 20
1996 – Joe Coral [Joseph Kagarlitski], British bookmaker (Gala Coral Group), dies at 92
1997 – Richard Warwick, English actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If), dies of AIDS complications at 52
2018 – John Ford Noonan, American playwright (A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking), dies at 77