Historical Events
1850 – A Papal bull is issued, establishing the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England
1951 – USSR performs a nuclear test
1975 – OPEC announces a 15% increase in government revenue per barrel
2019 – Nancy Pelosi announces a formal impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump, arguing that he tried to enlist a foreign power for his own political gain
2024 – Former US retail giant Kmart confirms it is closing its last full-scale store in mainland US in Bridgehampton, New York
Famous Birthdays
1801 – Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Russian physicist and mathematician, born in Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1862)
1833 – Henry Alanson Barnum, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Jamesville, New York (d. 1892)
1912 – Donald “Don” Porter, American actor (Gidget, The Ann Sothern Show), born in Miami, Oklahoma (d. 1997)
1939 – Sonny Turner, American singer (The Platters, 1959-70 – “With This Ring”, The Metrotones), born in Fairmont, West Virginia (d. 2022)
1959 – Denis “Piggy” D’Amour, Canadian heavy metal guitarist and songwriter (Voivod), born in Quebec (d. 2005)
Famous Deaths
768 – Pepin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53
1621 – Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish military commander (b. 1560)
1875 – William Walker, American composer (The Southern Harmony), dies at 66
2001 – Sir Ruthven Wade, British Air Chief marshal (Royal Air Force), dies at 81
2017 – Albert Innaurato, American playwright and stage director (Age in Soho; Gemini), dies at 70