Historical Events
1865 – -18] Battle of Charleston, South Carolina
1878 – 1st telephone exchange in San Francisco opens with 18 phones
1885 – Bismarck gives Carl Peters’ firm management of East-Africa
1905 – Frances Willard becomes 1st women honored in National Statuary Hall
1931 – 1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball)
1996 – 1st full ODI for the Netherlands, v NZ, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47
Famous Birthdays
1796 – Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (d. 1866)
1821 – Lola Montez, Irish dancer and courtesan, born in Grange, Ireland (d. 1861)
1848 – Louisa Lawson, Australian suffragist and writer (d. 1920)
1908 – Staats Cotsworth, American actor (Hamlet, Peyton Place), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1979)
1916 – Raf Vallone, Italian actor (El Cid, 2 Women, Greek Tycoon), born in Tropea, Italy (d. 2002)
1972 – Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model and businesswoman, born in Rosario, Argentina
Famous Deaths
1841 – Ferdinando Carulli, Italian composer, dies at 70
1854 – John Martin, English painter and engraver, dies at 64
1987 – Hal K. Dawson, American actor (Another Language, Wells Fargo), dies at 90
1990 – Marc Clement, actor (Career Opportunities, Sluggers Wife), dies at 39
2007 – Maurice Papon, French Nazi collaborator, dies at 92
2018 – Beatricce “Beebe” Freitas [nee Botty], American pianist, organist, and voice teacher (Hawaii Opera Theatre), dies at 79