Historical Events
1568 – Second Altenburg sermon: Philippists/Gnesio-Lutherans
1897 – Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago is dedicated
1959 – Players Association approves two All-Star Games in 1960 to be held in Kansas City and New York
1975 – Mexico City’s first major subway accident takes 26 lives
1982 – Private funeral service held for Bess Truman, former First Lady of the United States
Famous Birthdays
1757 – Pierre Augereau, Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione during the Napoleonic Wars, born in Paris, France (d. 1816)
1827 – Peter Paul Maria Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch historian and writer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1904)
1926 – Bob Rosburg, American golfer, analyst (PGA Championship 1959), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2009)
1943 – Paula Kelly, American dancer, choreographer, and actress (Night Court, 1984 – “Liz”), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2020)
1995 – Doja Cat [Amala Dlamini], American rapper and singer-songwriter (“Get Into It (Yuh)”; “Paint the Town Red”), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1422 – Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) known as “the Beloved”, dies at 54
1992 – Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes
1995 – Shannon Hoon, American vocalist (Blind Melon), dies of a drug overdose at 28
1995 – Linda Goodman, American astrologer and poet, dies from complications of diabetes at 70
2011 – Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician and arranger, dies at 100