Historical Events
1933 – Spain’s 2nd government of Lerroux forms
1965 – Astrodome opens, 1st event is Judy Garland and The Supremes concert
1986 – American mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski is arrested at a roadblock
1988 – USS Tennessee, 1st sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned
1996 – “In My Bed” single released by Dru Hill (Billboard Song of the Year 1997)
2017 – “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” takes more than $450m worldwide in its opening weekend, 2nd largest opening in North America ($220m)
Famous Birthdays
1824 – Thomas Starr King, NY, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity and Humanity)
1892 – Sam Barry, American basketball coach (d. 1950)
1911 – William Roerick, American actor (The Wasp Woman, Guiding Light), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1995)
1936 – Frank Martinus Arion [F Efraim M], Antilles, writer (Double Play)
1975 – Nick Farrell, boxer (Olympics 1996), born in East York, Ontario
1992 – Thomas Law, British Actor
Famous Deaths
1957 – Dorothy L. Sayers, English novelist (The Nine Tailors), dies at 66
1975 – Noble Sissle, jazz musician, dies at 86
1982 – Philipp Jarnach, French composer, dies at 90
1996 – Wayne Barlow, American composer, dies at 84
1999 – Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter known as the “the Arizona Cowboy” (Dr Baxter-Frontier Doctor), dies at 78
2009 – Jennifer Jones [Phyllis Isley], American actress (Farewell to Arms), dies of natural causes at 90