Historical Events
1775 – Marshal Oscar von Lubomirski expels Jews from Warsaw, Poland
1837 – Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands
1914 – Paul Claudel’s play “L’échange” premieres in Paris
1957 – Mad Bomber (George P Metesky) accused of 30 explosions, arrested
1985 – -30°F (-34°C), Mountain Lake Bio Station, Virginia (state record)
1985 – Kelly Hu, 16, of Hawaii, crowned 3rd Miss Teen USA
Famous Birthdays
1912 – Harry Parry, Welsh jazz clarinetist and bandleader (BBC’s Radio Rhythm Club), born in Bangor, Wales (d. 1956)
1938 – Corra Dirksen, South African rugby union winger (10 caps; Northern Transvaal), born in Vereeniging, South Africa (d. 2020)
1953 – Karen Moe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1972), born in Del Monte, Philippines
1953 – Jim Jarmusch, American director (Only Lovers Left Alive), born in Akron, Ohio
1982 – Jason Peters, American football player, born in Queen City, Texas
1984 – Ben Eager, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 2004-15 (Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Black HAwks, and 3 other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Famous Deaths
1799 – Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58
1852 – George Rodwell, English composer, dies at 51
1978 – Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer (54 Tests for England 4555 runs), dies at 83
1979 – Ali Hassan Salameh [Abu Hassan], killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes
1997 – Irwin Levine, composer (Tie a Yellow Ribbon), dies at 58
2002 – John Shea, American 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 91