Historical Events
955 – Bishop Ratherius of Luik flees
1639 – Suzuki Shosan, Samurai monk of Zen Buddhism, found awakening
1861 – Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves
1979 – “Evita” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 1568 performances
1980 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1988 – Pope John Paul II beatifies Friar JunÃpero Serra (founder of 1st Californian missions)
Famous Birthdays
1683 – Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer (Traite), baptized in Dijon, France (d. 1764)
1902 – Ernst von Salomon, German writer (Kette Der Tausend Kraniche), born in Kiel, Germany (d. 1972)
1927 – Sir Colin Davis, British conductor (Covent Garden, 1970-85; Bavarian Radio Symphony, 1983-93; London Symphony, 1995-2006), born in Weybridge, Surrey (d. 2013)
1939 – Leon Brittan, British politician, Home Secretary and member of the European Commission, born in London (d. 2015)
1946 – Gil Morgan, American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles, 3 Champions Tour majors), born in Wewoka, Oklahoma
1947 – John Fiddler, English rock vocalist and guitarist (British Lions), born in Darlaston, Wednesbury, England
Famous Deaths
1792 – Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman, dies at 81
1970 – Erich Maria Remarque, German novelist (All Quiet on the Western Front), dies at 72
1980 – Lewis Milestone, Moldovan film director (b. 1895)
1980 – John Bonham, English rock drummer (Led Zeppelin), dies from asphyxiation after heavy alcohol intake at 32
2003 – Aquila al-Hashimi, Iraqi politician (b. 1953)
2019 – Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian pianist (Mozart interpretation), dies at 91