Historical Events
1943 – Red Army recaptures Pitomnik airport at Stalingrad
1955 – 5th NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 26-19; MVP: Billy Wilson, SF 49ers, WR
1977 – Cap’s H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders
1989 – USSR announces plan for 2-yr manned mission to Mars
2019 – Australian Bureau of Meteorology tweets last four days were the country’s hottest on record with Tarcoola, South Australia, reaching 49 C (120 F), Port Augusta 48.5 C (119 F)
Famous Birthdays
1672 – Francesco Mancini, Neapolitan composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (d. 1737)
1918 – Nel Benschop, Dutch poet known for “Gouddraad uit vlas”, born in the Hague, Netherlands (d. 2005)
1947 – Georgette Mosbacher, American CEO (La Prairie cosmetics), born in Highland, Indiana
1956 – Jennifer Dale, Canadian actress (Coroner, Into Invisible Light), born in Toronto, Ontario
1962 – Paul Webb, English rocker (Talk Talk – “It’s My Life”), born in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Famous Deaths
484 – Seinei, 22nd Emperor of Japan according to legend (480-484), dies at about 40 (b. 444) [dates disputed]
1263 – Shinran, Japanese Buddhist monk and founder of what became the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Japanese Buddhism, dies at 89
1979 – Ted Cassidy, American actor (Lurch-Addams Family), dies at 46
1994 – Stephen Kritsick, veterinarian (Good Morning America), dies at 42
2025 – Harry Bild, Swedish soccer striker (28 caps; IFK Norrköping, Feyenoord, Östers IF), dies from cancer at 88