Historical Events
1692 – Nahum Tate is appointed the third Poet Laureate by English monarchs William and Mary
1917 – 3 British warships come close to Holland
1930 – Police Bureau of Criminal Alien Investigation started in NYC
1937 – First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber
1958 – Musical Revue “Party with Comden and Green” opens at John Golden NYC for 38 performances
1974 – “Good News” opens at St James Theater NYC for 16 performances
Famous Birthdays
1544 – Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)
1923 – Günther Schifter, Austrian music journalist and radio host, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2008)
1923 – James Stockdale, American admiral (Vietnam) andRoss Perot’s 1992 running mate, born in Abingdon, Illinois (d. 2005)
1951 – Johnny Contardo, American doo-wop singer (Sha Na Na), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1971 – Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
1981 – Beth [Elisabeth Rodergas Cols], Spanish singer and actress, born in Súria, Catalonia
Famous Deaths
1675 – Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French marshal and diplomat (b. 1602)
1911 – Karl Hoschna, Bohemian born Tin Pan Alley-era composer (Every Little Movement), dies at 34
1975 – Richard S Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, shot dead
1992 – Eddie Hazel, American pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies at 42
2004 – P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (1991-96), dies of a heart attack at 83
2010 – Fred Hargesheimer, American World War II pilot (b. 1916)