Historical Events
1933 – After successfully crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the Lithuanian research aircraft Lituanica crashes in Germany under mysterious circumstances
1945 – Potsdam Conference: Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold 1st post-World War II meeting
1951 – Leopold III, King of the Belgians, abdicates in favour of his son Boudouin I
1961 – John Chancellor becomes news anchor of “Today Show”
1987 – 10 teens die in Guadalupe River flood (Comfort, Tx)
1987 – “Les Miserables” opens at Imperial Theatre, Tokyo
Famous Birthdays
1839 – Ephraim Shay, American inventor of Shay type of geared steam locomotive, born in Huron, Ohio (d. 1916)
1876 – Maxim M Litvinov [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat
1928 – Jean Muir, British fashion designer and dressmaker, born in London (d. 1995)
1942 – Gale Garnett, New Zealand singer (We’ll Sing in the Sunshine), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1960 – Robin Shou, Hong Kong Chinese-American martial arts actor (Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja), born in British Hong Kong
1978 – Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist, born in Niterói, Brazil
Famous Deaths
1025 – Boleslaw I Chobry [the brave], duke/king of Poland, dies
1903 – James McNeill Whistler, American-British painter (Whistler’s Mother), dies at 69
1941 – Emil Barth, German revolutionary (Social Democratic Party), dies at 62
1955 – Bronislaw Zygmunt Szulc, composer, dies at 73
1985 – Czesław Marek, Polish composer, dies at 93
1987 – Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor (b. 1934)