Historical Events
1888 – Pelham Bay Park in Bronx vested
1943 – First Jewish transport out of Rome reaches camp Birkenau
1952 – “Limelight” premieres directed, written, produced and starring Charlie Chaplin and Claire Bloom with appearance by Buster Keaton
1964 – Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia finish 8-1 in inaugural Olympic men’s volleyball competition in Tokyo; Soviets win 10 team round robin on count back of sets won-lost
1984 – Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young
1989 – George Harrison releases “Best of Dark Horse 1976-89” album
Famous Birthdays
1773 – Pietro Generali, composer
1902 – Otmar Nussio, Swiss conductor and composer (Boccaccio Suite), born in Grossetto, Italy; (d. 1990)
1905 – Felix Bloch, Swiss/US nuclear physicist (Nobel 1952)
1958 – Jonathan Wolff, American musician and TV theme composer (Seinfeld, Will and Grace), born in Louisville, Kentucky
1971 – Alai Kalaniuvalu, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
1976 – Ryan Reynolds, Canadian actor and comedian (Deadpool), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Famous Deaths
1806 – Franz Seydelmann, German composer, dies at 58
1983 – Tamara Shayne, Russian-American actress (Moma Yoelson-The Jolson Story), dies of a heart attack at 80
1990 – Louis Althusser, French philosopher, dies
2003 – Tony Capstick, English actor, comedian, and musician (b. 1944)
2007 – Lim Goh Tong, Founder of Genting Group (b. 1918)
2014 – Alvin Stardust [Bernard Jewry], English rock singer(“Jealous Mind”) dies of prostate cancer at 72