Historical Events
1135 – Norman nobles recognize Stefanus van Blois as English king
1688 – Earl of Danby occupies York for King William III, Prince of Orange
1935 – Yaeko Iwasaki, student of D S Harada Roshi, 1st awakening in Kamakura
1967 – “The Graduate”, American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, premieres (Best Director, 1968)
1971 – UN General Assembly ratifies former Austrian President Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General
1977 – 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes
Famous Birthdays
1546 – Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō, born in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan (d. 1604)
1929 – Leonard “Red” Balaban, American jazz tuba and sousaphone player, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)
1945 – Joris J. C. Voorhoeve, Dutch Defense minister (1994-, VVD), born in the Hague, Netherlands
1948 – Steve Garvey, American baseball player (LA Dodgers, San Diego Padres), born in Tampa, Florida
1963 – Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
1972 – Mike Thompson, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Portage, Wisconsin
Famous Deaths
1660 – André Tacquet, Flemish mathematician (b. 1612)
1809 – William Cooper, American judge and developer (founded Cooperstown, New York), dies at 55
1986 – Celius Dougherty, American pianist and composer, dies at 84
1987 – Leonidas Zoras, Greek conductor and composer, dies at 82
2002 – Kenneth Tobey, American actor (The Thing from Another World, Innerspace, Whirlybirds), dies of natural causes at 85
2006 – Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer, dies at 87