Historical Events
1954 – German airline Lufthansa forms
1964 – The Beatles’ 4th appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, features an interview and pre-recorded performance of “You Can’t Do That”
1968 – American boxer Bob Foster defeats holder Dick Tiger for the world light-heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Gardens, New York (goes on to defend title x 14)
1981 – Hostage situation ends at the Central Bank in Barcelona, Spain
2004 – North Korea bans mobile phones
Famous Birthdays
1881 – Mikuláš S chneider-Trnavský, Slovak composer (Missa pastoralis), born in Trnava, Slovakia (d. 1958)
1925 – Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, American actor (Rio Bravo), born in Aguilares, Texas (d. 2006)
1932 – Graham Arnold, British artist (Brotherhood of Ruralists), born in Sydenham, London (d. 2019)
1950 – Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Auburn, Washington
1978 – Brian Ching, American footballer (U.S. National Team), born in Hale’iwa, Hawaii
Famous Deaths
1918 – Evan Williams, American oratorio tenor, dies at 50
1972 – Ismail Yasseen, Egyptian comedian and actor (Isamil Yassine as Tarzan, Ibn Hamidu), dies of a heart attack at 59
1987 – Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, British actress (Gigi; The Music Man), dies at 89
1991 – Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (b. 1912)
2025 – Susan Brownmiller, American activist and feminist author (Against Our Wills), dies at 90 due to complications after a fall