Historical Events
1925 – Rightist German ministers disavows Treaty of Locarno
1941 – 16,000 Jews massacred in Odessa, Ukraine
1950 – Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life
1955 – Tappan sells the first microwave oven
1960 – Cuba nationalizes all remaining US businesses
Famous Birthdays
1926 – Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano opera singer (Britten’s “War Requiem”), born in Leningrad, Russia (d. 2012)
1969 – Josef Beránek, Czech ice hockey center (Olympic Gold 1998; Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers), born in Litvinov, Czech Republic
1980 – Ilana Goldfogel, American pairs skater (with partner Erik Schulz), born in Denver, Colorado
1990 – Mirim Lee, South Korean golfer (ANA Inspiration 2020), born in Seoul, South Korea
2000 – Iris Law, British social media personality and model (Burberry SS24, Versace Eyewear 2024), born in London
Famous Deaths
1047 – Magnus I Godhi, king of Norway/Denmark (1035-47), dies
1415 – Robert of Bar, Count of Marle, French knight, dies in the Battle of Agincourt at 24 or 25 [birthday uncertain]
1968 – Rudolf Forster, Austrian actor (Threepenny Opera), dies at 83
1992 – Adelino Da Palma Carlos, Prime Minister of Portugal (1974), dies
2013 – Hal Needham, American stuntman known for “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Cannonball Run”, dies from cancer at 82