Historical Events
1705 – Fateh Singh (6) and Zorawar Singh (7), sons of Guru Gobind Singh, are murdered by Wazir Khan for refusing to convert to Islam; they are now among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism
1831 – Vincenzo Bellini’s opera “Norma” premieres in Milan
1957 – Roger Sessions’ 3rd Symphony premieres in London
1968 – Arab terrorists in Athens fire on El Al plane, kills 1
1990 – Reggie Williams becomes 1st GM of WLAF’s NY-NJ Knights
1992 – New York Jets announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75
Famous Birthdays
1853 – René Bazin, French novelist (d. 1932)
1945 – John Walsh, activist/TV host (America’s Most Wanted)
1971 – Jonathan M. Parisen, American film director, born in Staten Island, New York City
1982 – Kenneth Darby, American National Football League player, born in Huntsville, Alabama
1984 – Alex Schwazer, Italian race walker, born in Sterzing, Italy
1986 – Kit Harington [Christopher Catesby Harington], English actor (Game of Thrones), born in London, England
Famous Deaths
1786 – Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist, dies at 73
1923 – Dietrich Eckart, German Nazi politician (b. 1868)
1986 – Leslie Dwyer, English actor (Hi-de-Hi!), dies at 80
1992 – John G Kemeny, US computer pioneer (BASIC), dies
2008 – Gösta Krantz, Swedish actor (b. 1925)
2010 – Edward Bhengu, South African activist (b. 1934)