Historical Events
1901 – French painter Paul Gauguin settles in Atuona in the Marquesas Islands
1915 – US takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years
1929 – Police shoot at strikers in Maastricht, 2 killed
2006 – 31st Toronto International Film Festival: “Bella” directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde wins the People’s Choice Award
2013 – 21 people are killed by Hurricane Ingrid in Mexico
2020 – Yoshihide Suga confirmed as Prime Minister by the Japanese government after Shinzo Abe stood down due to ill health
Famous Birthdays
1387 – Henry V, King of England (1413-22) and France (1416-19), born in Monmouth Castle, Monmouth, Principality of Wales (date disputed) (d. 1422)
1922 – Guy Hamilton, British director (Goldfinger), born in Paris (d. 2016)
1926 – Robert Schuller, American Christian televangelist (Glass Cathedral, Hour of Power), born in Alton, Iowa (d. 2015)
1948 – Rosemary Casals, American tennis player (12 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in San Francisco, California
1955 – Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer, born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
1973 – Clint Peay, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Columbia, Maryland
Famous Deaths
1589 – Michael Baius, Flemish theologian (b. 1513)
1953 – Colin G Fink, US chemist (electro-chemistry), dies
2003 – Sheb Wooley, American vocalist (Purple People Eater, Hee Haw), dies at 82
2007 – Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series (b. 1948)
2013 – Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter (Is This What You Want), dies at 69
2016 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian President (1999-2006) and Prime Minister (1993-94), dies at 95