Historical Events
1863 – Skirmish at Brentwood, Tennessee
1927 – 86th Grand National: 8/1 favourite Sprig wins; ridden by jockey Ted Leader, trained by his father Tom Leader
1937 – Washington Daily News is 1st US newspaper with perfumed advertising page
1954 – 26th Academy Awards: “From Here to Eternity” best film, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn best actor, actress
1974 – Chipko forest conservation movement begins in Reni Village, Western Himalayas, India, when local woman Gaura Devi hugs a tree to prevent its logging
Famous Birthdays
1786 – Giovanni Battista Amici, Italian astronomer, physicist and botanist, born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1863)
1909 – Jay Blackton, American conductor and arranger (Guys and Dolls; Oklahoma!), born in New York City (d. 1994)
1965 – Avery Johnson, American NBA point guard, analyst for CBS Sports, and coach (1999 NBA champion, 2006 Coach of the Year), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1973 – Anthony Barness, English footballer
1981 – Casey Neistat, American YouTube star and co-founder of Beme, born in Gales Ferry, Connecticut
Famous Deaths
1979 – Anton Heiller, Austrian organist and composer, dies at 55
1991 – Eileen Joyce, pianist, dies at 78
2006 – Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish pop and mariachi singer, and actress, dies of uterine cancer at 61 (b. 1944)
2012 – Larry Stevenson [Richard], American skateboard innovator, dies from pneumonia and Alzheimer’s disease at 81
2022 – John Chapple, British army officer (Chief of General Staff, 1988-92), dies at 90