Historical Events
1830 – Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for the manufacture of his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever
1861 – Battle of Sewall’s Point Virginia – 1st Federal offense against the South
1948 – Arab Legion captures fort on Mt Scopus during Arab-Israeli war
1950 – “Liar” opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 12 performances
1967 – Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London
1990 – Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant
Famous Birthdays
1048 – Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)
1744 – Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap)
1920 – Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)
1922 – Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (d. 2005)
1928 – Pernell Roberts, American actor (Adam-Bonanza, Trapper John MD), born in Waycross, Georgia (d. 2010)
1992 – Spencer Breslin, American actor
Famous Deaths
1829 – Maria Josepha of Saxony, Queen consort of Spain, dies at 35
1967 – Andy Clyde, Scottish actor (The Real McCoys, Lassie), dies from natural causes at 75
1981 – William Saroyan, American novelist and stagewriter (Time of your life), dies at 72
1995 – Elisha Cook Jr, American actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI), dies at 91
1997 – Bridgette Andersen, American actress (b. 1975)
2014 – Dobrica Cosic, Serbian writer and President (1992-93), dies at 92