Historical Events
1708 – Great Alliance occupies Rijsel
1906 – Henry Ford becomes President of Ford Motor Company
1928 – Herbert Hoover speaks of the “American system of rugged individualism”
1951 – Earthquake hits Formosa, 100 killed
1977 – International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit
Famous Birthdays
1915 – Yitzḥak Shamir, Israeli Prime Minister (1983–84, 1986–1992) and Zionist, born in Ruzinoy, Belarus, Russian Empire (d. 2012)
1939 – Tony Roberts, American stage and screen actor (Annie Hall; The Edge of Night: The Lucie Arnaz Show), born in New York City (d. 2025)
1947 – Neil Rolnick, American electronic music composer and educator (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – iEAR Studios, 1981-2013), born in Dallas, Texas
1959 – Arto Salminen, Finnish cult writer, born in Helsinki (d. 2005)
1972 – D’Lo Brown [Accie Julius Connor], American professional wrestler, born in Burlington, New Jersey
Famous Deaths
1725 – Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian baroque composer (Tigrane), dies at 65
1895 – Oliver Ames, American politician (35th Governor of Massachusetts, 1887-90), dies at 64
1989 – Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim, is kidnapped, assaulted and murdered at 11 by Danny Heinrich. His abduction and murder would remain a mystery for 30 years.
2012 – Wilson Whineray, New Zealand rugby union prop (32 Tests [30 as captain]; Auckland RFU), dies at 77
2019 – Ramon Zupko, American classical and electro-acoustic composer (Fluxus), and educator (Western Michigan University, 1971-96), dies at 86