Historical Events
1877 – Anton Bruckner reluctantly steps in to conduct the premiere of his “Symphony No. 3,” dedicated to Richard Wagner; it is a critical disaster and undergoes many revisions
1923 – National Football League Championship: undefeated Canton Bulldogs (11-0-1) repeat as champions
1962 – Nepal establishes its constitution and becomes a Constitutional Hindu Monarchy
1990 – Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide elected President of Haiti
1993 – Jule Styne, Norman and Bob Merrill’s musical “Red Shoes”, based on the 1948 film, opens at Gershwin Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances
Famous Birthdays
1915 – Georgy Sviridov, Soviet Russian neo-romantic composer (The Blizzard; Time; Forward!), born in Fatezh, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1998)
1944 – N!xau [ǂToma], Namibian farmer and actor (The Gods Must Be Crazy), born in Tsumkwe, Namibia (d. 2007)
1946 – Adriaan van Dis, Dutch author (Promised Country), born in Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands
1971 – Laurence Cottle, Welsh session rock, jazz, and jazz-fusion bass guitarist and composer (Earthworks; Alan Parsons Project; Black Sabbath), born in Swansea, Wales
1979 – Trevor Immelman, South African golfer (US Masters 2008), born in Cape Town, Western Cape
Famous Deaths
882 – John VIII, Italian Pope (872-82), dies
1921 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French composer (Samson et Dalila; Organ Symphony), dies of a heart attack at 86
1984 – Debs Garms, American baseball utility (World Series 1944 St. Louis Cardinals; NL batting champion 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 77
2006 – Taliep Petersen, South African singer and composer (b. 1950)
2020 – Kálmán Sóvári, Hungarian soccer defender (17 caps; Újpesti Dózsa, VM Egyetértés), dies at 79