Historical Events
816 – Pope Stephen IV, [V] elected to succeed Leo III
1825 – British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America
1942 – European broadcast première of Dmitri Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony in London conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
1985 – “Grind” closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 79 performances
1989 – Business Day reports that SA is about to test an intermediate range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads
2015 – JAMA Internal Medical Journal announces obese Americans now outnumber those just overweight
Famous Birthdays
1680 – Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (d. 1754)
1884 – James Rector, American athlete (d. 1949)
1948 – Sue Roberts, American golfer (4 LPGA titles), born in Oak Park, Illinois
1966 – Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, English baron/multi-millionaire
1970 – Steven Page, Canadian singer (Barenaked Ladies)
1974 – Donald Faison, American actor
Famous Deaths
1906 – Fritz Schaudinn, German zoologist (examined syphilis), dies at 34
1950 – Julio Fonseca, Costa Rican composer, dies at 65
1959 – Hermann Brill, German politician (b. 1895)
1961 – Queen Maria of Yugoslavia [Maria of Romania], Queen consort of Yugoslavia (1922-34), dies at 61
1967 – Adrian Grigor’yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79
1991 – Cameron Miller, actor (Portrait of Claire), dies at 82