Historical Events
1867 – Tokyo opens for foreign trade
1985 – West German Parliament rules it is illegal to deny the Holocaust
1991 – Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman’s musical premieres in NYC
1992 – “Shimada” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances
1994 – Tsutomu Hata elected premier of Japan
2005 – Final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937
Famous Birthdays
1889 – Charles Kelleway, Australian cricketer (great all-rounder of 1920’s), born in Lismore, New South Wales (d. 1944)
1907 – Vasily Pavlovich Solov’yov-Sedoy, Russian composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1979)
1937 – Bo Brundin, Swedish actress (Rhinemann Exchange), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1959 – Billy Rankin, Scottish rocker, born in Glasgow, Scotland
1971 – Andrew Grigg, CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
1996 – Allisyn Ashley Arm, American child actress (Sonny with a Chance), born in Glendale, California
Famous Deaths
1792 – Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, German composer, dies at 54
1853 – William Beaumont, physiologist, dies at 67
1891 – Nathaniel Woodard, English educationalist (b. 1811)
1980 – Katia Mann, German actress and wife of German writer Thomas Mann, dies at 96
2007 – Bobby “Boris” Pickett, American singer-songwriter (Monster Mash), dies from leukemia at 69
2020 – Richard Divila, Brazilian motorsports designer (Fittipaldi Automotive; Ligier, Nissan), dies at 74