Historical Events
1944 – Dutch Communist Party resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death
1951 – Velsen city council demands investigation of police collaborators
1971 – US Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation
1976 – George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python
1981 – 85th Boston Marathon: Toshihiko Seko of Japan wins men’s race in 2:09:26; Allison Roe of New Zealand takes women’s title in 2:26:46
2018 – Mexican court bars sales of controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie doll
Famous Birthdays
1633 – Emperor Go-Kōmyō, 110th emperor of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1654)
1951 – Luther Vandross, American rock vocalist (Dance with my Father), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
1954 – Gilles Lupien, French Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lachute, Canada
1958 – Viacheslav Fetisov, Russian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (Olympic gold 1984, 88; Stanley Cup 1997-98, Detroit Red Wings), born in Moscow, Russia
1963 – Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazilian racing driver, born in Joinville, Brazil
1971 – Tina Cousins, English singer (Mysterious Times), born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Famous Deaths
1314 – Clement V, [Bertrand Got], pope (1305-14) move papacy to Avignon, dies
1906 – Australian wombat; oldest known marsupial, dies in London Zoo at 26
1968 – Mabel Stark, American tiger trainer “crazy Mabel”, found dead after her suicide at 79
1971 – Cecil Parker, British actor (The Lady Vanishes, Indiscreet, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73
1973 – Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82
2018 – Avicii [Tim Bergling], Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer (Levels, Wake Me Up, Sunshine), commits suicide at 28