Historical Events
37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’ will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula = Little Boots) emperor
1438 – Albrecht II of Habsburg becomes king of Germany
1532 – English parliament bans payments by English church to Rome
1937 – Gas explosion in school in New London, Texas: 294 die
1959 – US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill
1967 – Beatles’ “Penny Lane” single goes #1
Famous Birthdays
1609 – Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway (1648-70), born in Haderslev, Denmark (d. 1670)
1685 – Ralph Ersine, Scottish minister (d. 1752)
1838 – Randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903)
1916 – Jody Gilbert, American actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1979)
1927 – John Kander, composer (Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs Kramer), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1969 – Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
Famous Deaths
1745 – Robert Walpole, 1st British Prime Minister (Whig: 1721-42), dies at 68
1924 – Frederick Bridge, English organist and composer, dies at 79
1963 – Wanda Hawley, American actress (b. 1895)
1967 – Jimmy Blaine, singer (Stop the Music), dies at 42
1976 – Robert de Roos, composer, dies at 69
1980 – “Grishata” Grigor Vachkov, Bulgarian actor (At Each Kilometer), dies at 47