Historical Events
1322 – Jews are expelled from France for 3rd time
1897 – Hail injures 26 in Topeka, Kansas
1949 – A M de Jong’s murderer, Ton van Gog, arrested in Scheveningen, Netherlands
1957 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment in Roth v. United States
1970 – Reds play final game at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4
2016 – NHL Draft: ZSC Lions (NLA) center Auston Matthews first pick by Toronto Maple Leafs
Famous Birthdays
1535 – Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, born in Madrid (d. 1573)
1850 – Horatio Kitchener, British General who commanded British forces during the Battle of Omdurman (Sudan) and the Second Boer War who became British Secretary of State for War during WWI (1914-16), born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland (d. 1916)
1942 – Michele Lee, American actress and singer (Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug), born in Los Angeles, California
1973 – Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor
1986 – Kaitlin Cullum, actress (Libby Kelly-Grace Under Fire), born in Los Angeles, California
1986 – Solange Knowles, American singer (Destiny’s Child), born in Houston, Texas
Famous Deaths
1766 – Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (b. 1678)
1908 – Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th US President (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71
1984 – William Keighley, American director (The Man who came to Dinner), dies of a stroke at 94
1991 – Martin Rosenblatt, actor (Splitz, Annie Hall, NY Stories), dies at 74
1992 – Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29
2006 – Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenét Ramsey (b. 1956)