Historical Events
1892 – Opera “Werther” by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna
1905 – 1st US Esperanto club organizes in Boston
1975 – 17th Daytona 500: Benny Parsons wins after Cale Yarborough sends race leader David Pearson spinning on the backstretch; Parsons avoids the accident and takes the victory
1986 – 28th Daytona 500: Geoff Bodine wins on fuel mileage after Dale Earnhardt forced to pit for gas with 3 laps to go, then blows engine leaving the pits
1989 – Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market
2014 – At age 36, American Bode Miller becomes the oldest medalist in Olympic alpine skiing history when he ties for bronze in the super-G in Sochi
Famous Birthdays
1075 – Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet
1926 – Jack Levy, English mechanical engineer, born in London, England (d. 2017)
1960 – Chris Schultz, Canadian football offensive tackle (NFL Dallas Cowboys; CFL All Star 1987, 88; Toronto Argonauts) and sportscaster (The Sports Network), born in Burlington, Ontario (d. 2021)
1964 – Mark Price, American NBA guard (Cleveland Caveliers) and coach, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
1980 – Ashley Lelie, American football player
1985 – Stacy Lewis, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2011, Women’s British Open 2013), born in Toledo, Ohio
Famous Deaths
1957 – Leslie Hore-Belisha, British politician (Minister of Transport, 1934-37; War Secretary, 1937–40), dies at 63
1980 – Erich Hückel, German physicist and physical chemist, dies at 83
1996 – Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman, dies at 84
1999 – Necil Kazım Akses, Turkish classical composer, dies at 90
2000 – Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-born engineer and inventor (b. 1911)
2000 – Lila Kedrova, Russian-born actress (Zorba the Greek (1964), Sword of the Valiant, The Tenant), dies of congestive heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease at 81