Historical Events
1862 – Confederate government raises premium for volunteers from $10 to $20
1964 – Kenneth Kaunda becomes premier of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
1971 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono record “Power to the People”
1973 – George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 rounds to win WBC and WBA heavyweight boxing titles in Kingston, Jamaica; Frazier knocked down 3 times in both 1st and 2nd rounds
1973 – Roe vs Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes most abortions
1988 – 1st-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS v Transvaal
Famous Birthdays
1655 – Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand)
1796 – Karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864)
1820 – Joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899)
1855 – Ernst Kullak, composer
1878 – Constance Collier, British actress and writer (Rope, Stage Door, Whirlpool), born in Windsor, England (d. 1955)
1936 – Alan J. Heeger, American chemist, Nobel laureate
Famous Deaths
1959 – Mike Hawthorn, English auto racer (F1 world champion 1958), dies in road accident at 29
1988 – Parker Fennelly, actor (Kettles on Old MacDonald’s Farm), dies at 96
1997 – Mollie Panter-Downes, British writer and columnist (The Shoreless Sea), dies at 90
1997 – Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian and political activist, dies at 98
2002 – Stanley Marcus, American business executive (b. 1905)
2004 – Billy May, American orchestra leader and composer (The Green Hornet, Mod Squad, Batman), dies at 87