Historical Events
1968 – Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O’Neill calls for “a new endeavour by organisations in Northern Ireland to cross denominational barriers and advance the cause of better community relations”
1979 – John N Mitchell (former US Attorney General) released on parole from federal prison
1984 – California Supreme Court rejects the request of quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia’s to starve herself to death in a public hospital
2017 – High-rise building collapses in Tehran, killing 20 firefighters
2024 – Actor Alec Baldwin indicted by a grand jury on involuntary manslaughter charges over the 2021 fatal shooting on a movie set
Famous Birthdays
1906 – Lanny Ross, American radio singer (Show Boat; The Swift Show), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1988)
1944 – Peter Lynch, American legendary investor who coined the phrase “invest in what you know”, born in Newton, Massachusetts
1953 – Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician, born in Montreal, Quebec
1957 – Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rican politician, born in London, England
1969 – Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Famous Deaths
1847 – Charles Bent, American fur trader and Governor of New Mexico Territory for 100 days (1846-47), killed at 47
1915 – Anna Leonowens, Anglo-Indian travel writer, educator, social activist, and co-founder of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, dies at 83
1990 – (Alberto) Semprini, British pianist and radio broadcaster (BBC’s Semprini Serenade), dies at 81
2015 – Anne Kirkbride, English actress (Deirdre-Coronation Street), dies of breast cancer at 60
2022 – Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (Hannibal Rising; Saint Laurent), dies from head injuries suffered in helmet-less skiing accident at 37