Historical Events
1972 – “Pacific Paradise” closes at Palace Theater NYC after 5 performances
1975 – Elton John is given a star in Hollywood
1975 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1988 – Philippine former first couple Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos indicted on racketeering charges
2007 – Tennessee kicker Rob Bironas sets NFL record for most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26 in the Titans 38-36 win v Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium, Houston
2019 – Facebook says it has taken down four state-backed disinformation campaigns, three from Iran, one from Russia in addition to dozens earlier this year
Famous Birthdays
1908 – Howard Ferguson, composer
1921 – Jarmil Burghauser, composer
1949 – Masao Ohba, Japanese boxer (WBA flyweight champion), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1973)
1953 – Eleonora Giorgi, actress (Nu de Femme, To Forget Venice), born in Rome, Italy
1967 – Gavin Brian Lovegrove, javelin (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1984 – Kenny Cooper, American soccer forward (10 caps), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Famous Deaths
1558 – Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian-French physician and scholar (On the Subtlety of Things), dies at 74
1945 – Henry Armetta, Italian-American actor (The Black Cat, Bell for Adano, Big Store), dies from a heart attack at 57
1975 – Charles Reidpath, American athlete (Olympic gold 1912), dies at 86
1986 – Lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge, dies at 64
1992 – Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes
1996 – Eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator, dies at 76