Historical Events
1959 – 20th Venice Film Festival: “The Great War” directed by Mario Monicelli and “General della Rovere” directed by Roberto Rossellini jointly awarded Golden Lion
1975 – Communists take over Laos
1975 – Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway
1977 – Marxist philosopher Rudolf Bahro imprisoned in German DR
1979 – Iranian army opens offensive against Kurds
1985 – West German top counter espionage Hans Tiedge moves to German DR
Famous Birthdays
1884 – Ogden L. Mills, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1927-1932), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1937)
1943 – Bobby Diamond, American actor (Duncan Gillis-Dobie Gillis), born in Los Angeles, California
1954 – Charles Busch, American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen (The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife), in Hartsdale, New York
1973 – Malaika Arora Khan, Indian actress and model, born in Thane, India
1979 – Edgar Sosa, Mexican boxer, born in Mexico City, Mexico
1986 – Brett Morris, Australian rugby league player for St. George Illawarra Dragons, born in Kiama, Australia
Famous Deaths
1106 – Magnus, Duke of Saxony
1519 – Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot
1723 – Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister, dies at 84
1903 – Paul Gabriël, Dutch water colors painter and etcher, dies at 75
1961 – Beals Wright, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1905; doubles 1904-06), dies at 81
1965 – John Bata, Czech shoe manufacturer, dies at 67