Historical Events
1868 – Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico’s independence (crushed by Spain)
1913 – Women protests take place in the Free State, South Africa, led by Charlotte Maxeke, resisting government attempts to impose passes on women; passes are burnt in front of the municipal offices
1922 – Berthold Brecht’s “Drum in the Night” premieres in Germany
1963 – Georgette Ciselet is 1st woman on Belgian Council of State
1983 – Argentine military regime gives amnesty to military and political assassins
2012 – Scientists discover four genetically distinct types of breast cancer
Famous Birthdays
1887 – Alfieri Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (established Maserati Racing), born in Voghera, Italy (d. 1932)
1934 – Per Olov Enquist, Swedish writer (Hour of the Lynx, The Royal Physician’s Visit), born in Hjoggbole, Sweden (d. 2020)
1943 – Marty Schottenheimer, American football coach (Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers), born in McDonald, Pennsylvania
1947 – Mary Kay Place, actress/country singer (Mary Hartman!), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1958 – Marvin Lewis, American NFL coach (DC Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl 2000; Cincinnati Bengals 2003-18), born in McDonald, Pennsylvania
1974 – Harumi Inoue, Japanese actress and model
Famous Deaths
918 – Conrad I, German King of East Francia (911-18), dies of battle wounds at 42
1929 – Richard A Zsigmondy, Austria chemist (Nobel 1925), dies at 64
1937 – Caro Roma [Carrie Northey], American composer and singer, dies at 68
1956 – Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
1997 – Abe Gibron, head coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 72
2003 – Yuri Senkevich, Russian TV anchorman (b. 1937)