Historical Events
1268 – The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch
1291 – After 100 years of Crusader control, the last Crusader stronghold of Acre is reconquered and destroyed by the Mamluks under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil
1889 – Jules Massenet’s opera “Esclarmonde” premieres in Paris
1896 – Khodynka Tragedy: A stampeding crowd on Khodynka Field, Moscow, during the coronation festivities for Russian Tsar Nicholas II, causes the deaths of an estimated 1,300 people
1899 – World Goodwill Day: 26 nations meet at the First Hague Peace Conference
Famous Birthdays
1921 – Anthony Epstein, English pathologist and virologist (co-discover of the Epstein–Barr virus), born in London, England (d. 2024)
1934 – Dwayne Hickman, American actor (The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; How to Stuff a Wild Bikini), and network executive, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1958 – Ray Donaldson, NFL center (Dallas Cowboys), born in Rome, Georgia
1970 – Vicky Sunohara, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 2002 and 2006) and coach, born in Scarborough, Ontario
1988 – Taeyang [Dong Young-bae], Korean singer (Big Bang), born in Uijeongbu, South Korea
Famous Deaths
1812 – John Bellingham, English merchant who assassinated British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, executed by hanging at 42 or 43
1995 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (Bewitched – “Samantha* and “Serena”), dies of cancer at 62
2004 – Lincoln Kilpatrick, American actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show), dies at 72
2007 – Roy De Forest, American Funk and Nut Art movement painter, dies at 77
2018 – Philip Tabane, South African jazz guitarist, vocalist, and band leader (Malombo), dies at 84