Historical Events
1821 – Fall of Tripolitsa: Greek forces massacre 6,000 to 15,000 Muslim and Jewish civilians during the Greek War of Independence
1982 – Columbia Records releases “The Nylon Curtain,” singer-songwriter Billy Joel’s eighth studio album
1990 – PBS begins an 11-hour miniseries on the Civil War
2017 – US President Donald Trump withdraws invitation to the White House for NBA champions Golden State Warriors after Stephen Curry says he doesn’t want to attend
2024 – Israel launches airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing more than 490 people
Famous Birthdays
1771 – Kōkaku [Morohito], 119th Emperor of Japan (1779-1817), born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1840)
1897 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian actor (Mrs Miniver, Madame Curie), born in Saint John, New Brunswick (d. 1984)
1916 – Aldo Moro, Italian Prime Minister (1963-68 and 1974-76), born in Maglie, Italy (d. 1978)
1984 – Nathan Jendrick, American fitness trainer, health instructor, and author, born in Tacoma, Washington
2002 – Maleah Joi Moon, American Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning singer and stage actress known for “Hell’s Kitchen”, born in Franklin Township, New Jersey
Famous Deaths
1764 – Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)
1835 – Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma), dies at 33
1987 – O. B. McClinton, American country singer (Man needs a woman), dies at 47
2010 – Malcolm Douglas, Australian conservationist (b. 1941)
2017 – Charles Bradley, American RandB and funk singer, known as ‘The Screaming Eagle of Soul’, dies of stomach cancer at 68