Historical Events
1892 – National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded
1911 – Maurice Ravel’s opera “L’heure espagnole” premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris
1987 – 1st American Comedy Award: Johnny Carson and Betty White
1992 – Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 lbs, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet, 3 inches
1992 – 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary
2019 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Bethpage State Park: Defending champion Brooks Koepka leads wire-to-wire; wins despite 5 bogeys on last 8 holes by 2 strokes from world #1 Dustin Johnson
Famous Birthdays
1908 – Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 100m / 200m 1928), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 1982)
1939 – Tomasz Sikorski, Polish minimalist composer (Solitude of Sounds), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1988)
1946 – Michele Placido, Foggia Italy, actor (La Lupa, Poliziotti)
1970 – K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer (Players C’ship 2011; 8 PGA Tour titles), born in Wando, South Korea
1971 – Psicosis [Dionicio Castellanos Torres], Mexican professional wrestler, born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
1972 – Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia
Famous Deaths
1303 – Ivo of Kermartin, Catholic saint and patron of Brittany, dies at 49
1526 – Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, 104th Emperor of Japan (1500-26), dies at 63
1795 – Josiah Bartlett, American physician and statesman (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 65
1971 – Ogden Nash, American humorous poet (I’m a Stranger Here Myself, Masquerade Party), dies at 68
1998 – Sōsuke Uno, Japanese prime minister (b. 1922)
2007 – Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)