Historical Events
306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops
1987 – USSR launches Kosmos 1870, a 15-ton Earth observation satellite
1988 – Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA
2000 – Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic passenger jet, F-BTSC, crashes just after takeoff from Paris, killing all 109 aboard and four on the ground
2012 – Ivica Dačić is sworn in as Prime Minister of Serbia
Famous Birthdays
1639 – Thomas Tompion, English clockmaker (cylinder tunnel), born in Northill, Bedfordshire, England (d. 1713)
1943 – Jim McCarty, English rock drummer, and songwriter (Yardbirds – “For Your Love”; Renaissance, 1969-70), born in Liverpool, England
1948 – Ray Wheatley, Australian boxer (NSW featherweight champion), official (IBF supervisor, referee and judge; VP IBF 2000-12) and broadcaster (Sky Channel, ESPN, 9 Network), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2023)
1948 – Claude Noel, Tobagonian boxer (WBA Lightweight title 1981), born in Roxborough, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2023)
1962 – David Korevaar, American concert pianist and educator (University of Colorado), born in Madison, Wisconsin
Famous Deaths
1471 – John Soreth, French Carmelite friar, dies at about 77
1988 – David Tobey, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (1918-45; first game with a 3-man officiating crew), dies at 90
2017 – Hywel Bennett, Welsh, actor (Family Way, Shelley), dies at 73
2021 – Robert Parris “Bob” Moses, American civil rights activist (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)), and educator (The Algebra Project), dies at 86
2023 – Julian Barry [Mendelsohn], American playwright and screenwriter (Lenny; Rhinoceros), dies of congestive heart failure at 92