Historical Events
1907 – Louis Botha Het Volk Party wins a majority in the election in Transvaal, South Africa
1923 – Italian nationalist and fascists merge (blue-shirts and black-shirts)
1924 – Trial against Adolf Hitler for treason in “Beer Hall Putsch” begins in Munich, Germany
1946 – 2 killed and 10 wounded in race riot in Columbia, Tennessee
1986 – Evert van Benthem wins 14th Frisian 11-Cities skating race (6:55:16)
1987 – Tower Commission probes Iran-Contra affair
Famous Birthdays
1876 – Agustín Pedro Justo, President of Argentina (1932-38) during the Infamous Decade, born in Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos (d. 1943)
1887 – Stefan Grabinski, Polish writer (d. 1936)
1928 – Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, Prime Minister of Israel (2001-2006), born at Kfar Malal (d. 2014)
1938 – Evagoras Pallikarides, Cypriot freedom fighter, born in Tsada, Cyprus (d. 1957)
1955 – Rupert Keegan, English Formula One racing car driver, born in Essex, England
1979 – Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer, born in Leeds, United Kingdom
Famous Deaths
1889 – Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (b. 1838)
1896 – Arsène Houssaye, French novelist and poet, dies at 80
1933 – Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1853)
1961 – Karl Albiker, German sculptor (Problem of the Plastic), dies at 83
1991 – (Bulee) “Slim” Galliard, American jazz singer, musician, songwriter (“Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)”), and actor, dies of cancer at 75
2004 – Shankarrao Chavan, Indian politician (b. 1920)