Historical Events
1596 – Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
1908 – Mr and Mrs Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across US by car, they leave LA in a Packard and arrive in NYC in 32d-5h-25m
1965 – “Comedy in Music-Opus 2” closes at John Golden NYC after 192 performances
1990 – US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit
1992 – Vinson Pike fined £1000 for distributing obscene computer pictures
1997 – “Steel Peer” opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 76 performances
Famous Birthdays
1845 – Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet (Prometheus and Epimetheus; Nobel 1919), born in Liestal, Switzerland (d. 1924)
1909 – Irven Spence, American animator, born in Lincoln, Nebraska (d. 1995)
1958 – Brian Paddick, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer, born in London
1961 – Roger Mayweather, American boxer, (WBA and lineal super featherweight titles 1983-84, WBC light welterweight 1987-89; IBO light welterweight; IBO welterweight 1994-95), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2020)
1971 – Ken Klee, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1977 – Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Manatí, Puerto Rico
Famous Deaths
1935 – Paul Klengel, composer, dies at 80
1936 – Finley Peter Dunne, American journalist and humorist (Mr Dooley), dies at 68
1943 – Gerardus H de Hare, socialist vicar, dies at 63
1983 – Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (b. 1943)
1993 – Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer, anti-apartheid politician and co-founder (African National Congress), dies of a stroke at 75
1997 – Pat Paulsen, American comedian (Smothers Brothers Show) and presidential candidate , dies at 69