Historical Events
1912 – The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
1928 – Tri-City Rugby Football Union forms consisting of Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg
1941 – German troops conquer Nowgorod, Leningrad
1967 – Train crash at Beesd, Netherlands: 2 die
1984 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1987 – Madonna sings in Rotterdam
Famous Birthdays
1921 – Bryce Mackasey, Canadian politician, born in Quebec, Canada (d. 1999)
1925 – Thea Astley, Australian novelist and short-story writer, born in Queensland, Australia (d. 2004)
1941 – Mario Corso, Italian soccer winger (23 caps; Inter Milan 413 games) and coach (Lecce, Inter), born in Verona, Italy (d. 2020)
1944 – Conrad Black, Canadian-born British newspaper magnate, born in Montreal, Quebec
1975 – Molly Tuter, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
1976 – Alexander Skarsgård, Swedish actor (True Blood, Big Little Lies), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Famous Deaths
1688 – Henry Morgan, Welsh pirate and privateer who raided Spanish settlements and shipping, dies at 53
1885 – Reuben Fenton, American merchant and politician (22nd Governor of New York), dies at 66
1975 – John R Dunning, US physicist, dies at 67
1995 – Doug Stegmeyer, American rock bassist (Billy Joel Band, 1976-87), dies of a self-inflicted gun wound at 43
2005 – Peter Glotz, German politician (b. 1939)
2009 – Robert Heppener, Dutch composer (Hymns and Conversations for 28 Harps; Memento), dies at 84