Historical Events
1788 – The population of Vizille, France, demands local parliament
1824 – Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea
1853 – Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes in Worcester, Massachusetts
1919 – Social Democrat Gustav Bauer forms a German government
1923 – Marcus Garvey sentenced to 5 years for using mail to defraud
2005 – Billy Corgan releases “TheFutureEmbrace”, his first solo album
Famous Birthdays
1900 – Gunnar Ek, Swedish composer and musician, born in Asarum Blekinge (d. 1981)
1912 – Mary McCarthy, American novelist (Group), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1989)
1944 – Tony Scott, English film director and producer (Top Gun; Revenge: Days of Thunder), born in Northumberland, England (d. 2012)
1950 – Joey Kramer, American hard rock drummer (Aerosmith – “Walk This Way”), born in The Bronx, NYC, New York
1969 – Donovan Osborne, Amercian pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Roseville, California
1970 – Pete Rock, American rapper/producer, born in The Bronx, New York
Famous Deaths
223 – Liu Bei, Emperor of Shu Han (b. 161)
1907 – Lena Rice, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1890), dies of tuberculosis at 41
1980 – Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader and songwriter, dies of a stroke at 56
1987 – Madman Muntz, American entrepreneur, businessman, electrical engineer, TV commercial actor (b. 1914)
1995 – Tristan Jones, British sailor and author, dies at 71
2013 – Edgeworth Blair “Elliott” Reid, American actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies from heart failure at 93