Historical Events
312 – Start of Imperial Indication
1493 – Christopher Columbus embarks on his 2nd expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships
1966 – -30] Hurricane Inez, kills 293 in Caribbean, Florida and Mexico
1969 – NY Mets clinch NL East pennant
1985 – Apollo Computer Inc lays off 300 employees
2019 – Spain’s Supreme Court rules body of dictator Francisco Franco can be removed from state mausoleum, the Valley of the Fallen, to municipal cemetery
Famous Birthdays
1895 – André F. Cournand, French physician and physiologist (Nobel 1956), born in Paris (d. 1988)
1910 – Leon MacLaren, British philosopher and founder of the LSE, born in Glasgow (d. 1994)
1914 – Hein Jordans, Dutch conductor, born in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands (d. 2003)
1939 – Sonny Turner, American singer (The Platters, The Metrotones), born in Fairmont, West Virginia
1950 – Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer (son of Lala Indian batsman of 70’s/80’s), born in Patiala, India
1974 – Matt McKeon, American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Florissant, Missouri
Famous Deaths
1790 – John Keyse Sherwin, engraver/painter, dies
1813 – André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, Belgium French composer, dies at 72
1948 – Warren William [Krech], American actor (The Wolf Man, Cleopatra), dies of multiple myeloma at 53
1978 – Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80
2002 – Leon Hart, American College Football Hall of Fame end and fullback (Heisman Trophy 1949, Notre Dame), dies at 73
2008 – Irene Dailey, American actress (Another World, Grissom Gang), dies of colon cancer at 88