Historical Events
1946 – United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor
1955 – Russia ends state of war with Germany
1983 – Infrared telescope satellite launched into polar orbit
2001 – A 50-year-old Douglas DC-3 crashes near Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela killing 24
2013 – 50 people are killed and 90 are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Famous Birthdays
1814 – Francis Harrison Pierpont, American lawyer and politician (Union), born in Morgantown, West Virginia (d. 1899)
1880 – Francis George Scott, Scottish composer (Intuitions), born in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland (d. 1958)
1917 – Floyd “Guitar” Smith, American jazz and blues guitarist and record producer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1982)
1929 – Robert Faurisson, British-born French academic, born in Shepperton, United Kingdom (d. 2018)
1947 – Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer (World C’ships: 50cc 1969, 70, 72, 75, 76, 77; 125cc 1971, 72, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84; 90 Grand Prix victories), born in Zamora, Spain (d. 2017)
Famous Deaths
844 – Pope Gregory IV, Italian Pope (827-844)
1871 – Jeanne Villepreux-Power, “Mother of Aquariophily,” French pioneering marine biologist and inventor of the aquarium, dies at 76
1992 – Mahmoud Riad, Egyptian diplomat, Secretary-General of Arab League (1972-79), dies at 74
1998 – Attila Zoller, Hungarian-American jazz guitarist, educator (Vermont Jazz Center, 1974-98), and inventor (bi-directional pickup), dies at 70
2009 – Kim Manners, American television producer and director (b. 1951)