Historical Events
1548 – La Paz, Bolivia, is founded
1945 – Australian Services win third Victory Test Cricket by four wickets
1967 – LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 1 stroke from Shirley Englehorn
1990 – Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA
2004 – Martha Stewart is sentenced to five months in prison plus five months in home confinement for lying to federal investigators
Famous Birthdays
1715 – Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise, Marshal of France, born in Paris (d. 1787)
1919 – Choi Kyu-hah, President of South Korea, born in Wŏnju, South Korea (d. 2006)
1950 – Dennis Priestley, English darts player (PDC World Champion 1994), born in Mexborough, England
1967 – Roger Duffy, American NFL guard and center (NY Jets), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977 – Jamie Kern Lima, American entrepreneur, co-founder of IT Cosmetics, and first female chief executive officer of a L’Oréal brand (Forbes’ list of “America’s Richest Self-Made Women”), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Deaths
1342 – King Charles I of Hungary and Croatia, dies at about 53 (exact birth date unknown, 1288)
1879 – Edward Deas Thomson, British-Australian politician, chancellor of the University of Sydney, and member of the Legislative Council of NSW, dies at 79
1981 – Harry Chapin, American folk-rock singer-songwriter (“Taxi”; “Cat’s In The Cradle”), dies in car crash at 38
1991 – Frank Rizzo, American politician (Mayor-D-Philadelphia, 1972-80), dies of a heart attack at 70
2025 – Barrie Robran, Australian Football HOF forward (AFL Legend Status; North Adelaide FC 201 games; Magarey Medal 1968, 70, 73), dies at 77