Historical Events
1936 – Spanish premier Casares Quiroga succeeded by Jose Giral
1982 – David S Dodge becomes 1st American hostage in Lebanon
2013 – 20 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Diyala, Iraq
2018 – Largest intact sarcophagus of its kind ever found (2000 years old) opened in Alexandria, contains 3 skeletons, not a curse as feared
2023 – Scientists discover metals can self-heal after observing metals cracking and fusing back together, paving the way for future self-healing structures and vehicles
Famous Birthdays
1822 – Princess Augusta of Cambridge, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and granddaughter of George III, born in Palace of Montbrillant, Hanover (d. 1916)
1823 – George Henry Gordon, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1886)
1894 – Percy Spencer, American physicist and inventor of the microwave, born in Howland, Maine (d. 1970)
1974 – Vincent Spadea, American tennis player, born in Chicago, Illinois
1981 – Didz Hammond, British bassist and backing vocalist (Dirty Pretty Things; The Cooper Temple Clause), born in Reading, England
Famous Deaths
1054 – Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies
1913 – Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia for one day in 1882, dies at 60
1969 – Pavel I Apostolov, Russian military bandmaster, dies
1974 – Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer forward (2 caps Hungary; Ferencváros, NY Giants, NY Americans) and coach (United States [men] 1953-56), dies at 69
2013 – Poncie Ponce, American actor (Kazuo Kim-Hawaiian Eye), dies from heart failure at 80