Historical Events
1969 – US nuclear sub Guitarro sinks off San Francisco
1982 – “Is There Life after High School?” closes at Barrymore after 12 performances
1986 – The Seville Statement on Violence is adopted by an international meeting of scientists, convened by the Spanish National Commission for UNESCO, in Seville, Spain.
1986 – Joaquín Balaguers PRSC wins Dominican Rep parliamentary election
1992 – “Smells Like Nirvana” by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35
2019 – Last episode of TV sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” starring Jim Parson, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco after 12 seasons
Famous Birthdays
1831 – David Edward Hughes, British-American inventor (microphone, teleprinter), born in either London, England or Corwen, Wales (d. 1900)
1907 – Robert Tisdall, Irish 400m hurdler (Olympic gold 1932)
1908 – Hilary Preston, editor
1949 – Rick Reuschel, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1955 – Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast (4 x Olympic gold 1972, 76), born in Grodno, Belarus
1986 – Megan Fox, American actress (Transformers) and model, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Famous Deaths
1265 – Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165)
1829 – William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56
1862 – Joseph L. Hogg, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 55
1862 – Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40
1961 – George A. Malcolm, American jurist (17th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court) and educator, dies at 79
2012 – James Abdnor, American senator, dies at 89