Historical Events
1768 – Boston Gazette publishes “Liberty Song,” America’s first patriotic song
1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf, original title was the catchy “Four and a Half Years (of Struggle) Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice”
1960 – 1st UN troops reach Congo
1968 – Intel Corporation is founded in Santa Clara, California
1976 – Stockhausens “Sirius” premieres in NYC
Famous Birthdays
1823 – Leonard Fulton Ross, American lawyer, probate judge, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Lewistown, Illinois (d. 1901)
1848 – W. G. Grace, English cricket batsman and captain (22 Tests; 2 x 100, HS 170; 54,896 runs over record 44 FC seasons; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Bristol, England (d. 1915)
1888 – Sydney Horler, English detective writer (Checkmate), born in Leytonstone, Essex (d. 1954)
1927 – Carlo Franci, Italian composer and conductor, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2019)
1969 – Elizabeth Gilbert, American author (Eat Pray, Love), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
Famous Deaths
1695 – Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), dies at 61
1902 – John White, American organist and composer based in Germany, dies at 47
2009 – Henry Allingham, oldest male British supercentenarian (born 1896) and World War I veteran, dies at 113 years, 42 days
2021 – Tom O’Connor, British comedian and TV game show host, dies from complications of Parkinson’s disease at 81
2022 – Claes Oldenburg, Swedish-American pop artist (Clothespin; Alphabet; Good Humor), dies at 93