Historical Events
1946 – Georges Bidault elected premier of France
1948 – Soviet Union begins the West Berlin Blockade by stopping access by road, rail and water
1960 – 10th Berlin International Film Festival: “El Lazarillo de Tormes” wins Golden Bear
1961 – Tony Sheridan, backed by the Beatles, records “If You Love Me Baby” (aka “Take Out Some Insurance On Me, Baby”) in Hamburg, Germany
1968 – LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: Canadian Sandra Post wins an 18-hole playoff against Kathy Whitworth by 7 strokes
2019 – Greek Cypriot army officer Nicos Metaxas given seven life sentences for the murder of five women and two children in Nicosia
Famous Birthdays
1343 – Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre, born in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, France (d. 1373)
1848 – Brooks Adams, American philosopher (Theory of Social Revolutions), born in Quincy, Massachusetts (d. 1927)
1870 – Horatio Mbelle, South African interpreter, community leader and politician, born in Burgersdorp, Cape Colony (d. 1947)
1906 – Pierre Fournier, French cellist, and teacher (Paris Conservatoire, 1937-49), born in Paris, France (d. 1986)
1965 – Uwe Krupp, NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1986-2003 (2 x All- Star; 2 x Stanley Cup; Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, and 3 other teams; Olympics. 1998 (Germany)), and European coach, born in Cologne, Germany
1982 – Jarret Stoll, Canadian ice hockey player
Famous Deaths
1952 – Lodewijk Mortelmans, Belgian composer (Morgenstemming – Morning Mood), dies at 84
1978 – Robert Charroux, French writer (b. 1909)
1993 – Archie Williams, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1936), dies of a heart attack at 78
1995 – Inshan Ali, West Indian cricketer (WI chinaman bowler 1971-77), dies at 45
2007 – Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967)
2023 – Ian Browne, Australian track cyclist (Olympic gold 2000m tandem 1956 [with Tony Marchant], dies at 92