Historical Events
1846 – Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning exchange their last letters before they move to Italy
1962 – Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to UN
1964 – TV series “The Addams Family”, starring John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy, and Jackie Coogan, premieres on ABC
1975 – Heiress-turned-bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst captured by FBI in San Francisco
1997 – Ted Turner gives $1 billion to the United Nations, creating the public charity, the United Nations Foundation
2006 – “Watching You” single released by Rodney Atkins (Billboard Song of the Year 2007)
Famous Birthdays
1943 – Michael Vetter, German composer, born in Oberstdorf, Germany (d. 2013)
1966 – Ian “Spike” Spice, English guitarist (IBreathe, Flash Cadillac) (d. 2000)
1968 – Cappadonna [Darryl Hill], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Staten Island, New York
1970 – Mike Compton, American NFL center and guard (Detroit Lions), born in Richlands, Virginia
1975 – Kanstantsin Lukashyk, Belarusian pistol shooter (OLympic gold 1992), born in Hrodna, Belarus
1981 – Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and model, born in Neptune, New Jersey
Famous Deaths
1684 – Joannes Antonides van der Goes, Dutch poet (Ystroom), dies at 37
1939 – Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
1966 – Fernand Lamy, French composer, dies at 85
1975 – Fairfield Porter, American painter, dies at 68
1991 – Rob Tyner [Robert Derminer], American hard rock singer (MC5 – Kick Out The Jams), dies of a heart attack at 46
2013 – Richard C. Sarafian, American director and actor (Foley Square), dies from complications from pneumonia at 83