Historical Events
1542 – Battle of Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James V
1926 – Sri Aurobindo retires to lead life of seclusion, hands responsibility for followers to Mirra Alfassa (founding of Sri Aurobindo ashram)
1949 – British steel and iron industry nationalised
1971 – American “Dan Cooper” hijacks plane, extorts $200,000 ransom before jumping out of plane over Washington State, never seen again
2018 – Cruise boat sinks on Lake Victoria near Kampala, Uganda, killing at least 29
2019 – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces a late-bid to be the US Democratic presidential candidate
Famous Birthdays
1615 – Philipp Wilhelm, Elector of Palatine (d. 1690)
1849 – Frances Hodgson Burnett, British-American playwright and children’s author (“The Secret Garden”; “Little Lord Fauntleroy”), born in Manchester (d. 1924)
1912 – Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (Johnson murderer!), born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
1968 – Bülent Korkmaz, Turkish footballer
1973 – Donny Brady, defensive back (Baltimore Ravens)
1983 – Karine Vanasse, Quebec actress
Famous Deaths
654 – Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596)
1985 – “Big” Joe Turner, American blues and RandB singer (“Shake, Rattle and Roll”), dies of heart failure at 74
1990 – Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, dies at 72
1992 – Mary Smithuysen, Dutch dancer and actress (Bridge Too Far), dies at 85
1994 – Ivo Perilli, Italian screenplay/director (Ragazzo), dies at 92
2021 – Guillermo Echevarría, Mexican swimmer (1,500m WR 16:28.1 1968), dies at 73