Historical Events
1891 – History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison’s prototype kinetoscope to members of the National Federation of Women’s Club
1973 – “2 Gentlemen of Verona” closes at St James Theater NYC after 613 performances
1986 – Flintstones 25th Anniversary Celebration airs on CBS-tv
1989 – Walter McConnel, 57, is oldest to reach 27,000′ Mt Everest top
2015 – David Letterman, after 33 years, hosts the “Late Show with David Letterman” for the last time
2018 – Two cyclists attacked by a cougar, 1 dies, in North Bend, Washington State
Famous Birthdays
1537 – Hieronymus Fabricius Ab, Aquapend Italy, physician (De Formato Foetu)
1927 – Walter Aschaffenburg, German-American composer, born in Essen, Germany (d. 2005)
1943 – Justin Cartwright, British novelist (In Every Face I Meet), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2018)
1945 – Harold E Ford, (Rep-D-TN, 1975- )
1959 – Peter Greene, American producer (After Midnight), born in Brooklyn, New York
1970 – Terrell Brandon, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks)
Famous Deaths
1285 – John II of Jerusalem, King of Cyprus (b. 1259)
1876 – Khristo Botev, Bulgarian poet, dies
1876 – Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old
1946 – Jacob Ellehammer, Danish watchmaker and inventor (powered flight), dies at 74
1989 – Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), dies of ovarian cancer at 42
2011 – “Macho Man” Randy Savage, American pro wrestler (WWF/SMW/ICW), dies of a heart attack at 58