Historical Events
1862 – David Farragut is 1st Rear Admiral in US Navy
1966 – Nigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of European Economic Community
1967 – Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida)
1985 – All star MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres)
1990 – 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in the Philippines
2023 – Taylor Swift’s re-recorded “Speak Now” album debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, her 12th No. 1 album, surpassing Barbra Streisand’s record for #1 albums by a female artist
Famous Birthdays
1855 – C. F. Abdy Williams, British organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Dawlish, England (d. 1923)
1882 – Edward Earle, Canadian actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1972)
1888 – Percy Kilbride, American stage and screen actor (The Egg and I; Ma and Pa Kettle films), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1964)
1942 – Frank Field, British Labour politician, born in Edmonton, Middlesex
1945 – Barry Dudleston, English cricket batsman (Leicestershire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC, Rhodesia) and umpire (2 Tests, 4 ODIs), born in Bebington, England
1953 – Douglas J. Feith, American Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
1747 – Giuseppe Maria Crespi, painter/etcher, dies
1868 – Louis François Dauprat, French composer and horn player, dies at 87
1980 – Robert Brackman, American artist, dies at 81
1982 – Patrick Dewaere, actor (Catherine and Co), shoots self at 35
2004 – George Busbee, Governor of Georgia (b. 1927)
2006 – Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (b. 1948)