Historical Events
1899 – 1st auto repair shop opens (Boston)
1901 – Seventy-eight miners die in the Caerphilly pit disaster in South Wales
1953 – Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Doctor Mellifluus
1957 – Anti-American riots breakout in Taipei, Taiwan
1966 – “Mame” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 1508 performances
2008 – 53rd Eurovision Song Contest: Dima Bilan for Russia wins singing “Believe” in Belgrade
Famous Birthdays
1891 – William F. Albright, American old testament scholar and archaeologist, born in Coquimbo, Chile (d. 1971)
1899 – Henri Michaux, Belgian-born French poet and writer (Miserable Miracle), born in Namur, Belgium (d. 1984)
1917 – Derek Hodgson, British high court judge, born in Whitefield, Manchester (d. 2002)
1963 – Rich Rodriguez, American football coach, born in Grant Town, West Virginia
1974 – Maria Alejandra Vento, Venezuelan tennis star (1995 Futures-Braz), born in Caracas
1984 – Sarah Hagan, American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in Austin, Texas
Famous Deaths
1749 – Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman
1861 – Elmer E. Ellsworth, American soldier who was the 1st Union officer killed in the American Civil War, dies at 24
1872 – Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and designer who figured importantly in the German Nazarene movement, dies at 78
1953 – Cor Hermus, Dutch actor, director and writer (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63
1972 – Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88
1986 – Stephen D Thorne, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at 33