Historical Events
1903 – American Hotel opens in Amsterdam
1915 – 77th Grand National: legendary jockey Jack Anthony wins his second of 3 GN’s aboard 100/8 bet Ally Sloper
1952 – 14th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St. Johns, 80-63; first tournament to have a true “Final Four” format
1954 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
1972 – William Whitelaw appointed as the first Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1980 – Bombay gets its 1st rock concert in 10 years (The Police)
Famous Birthdays
1916 – Vic Schoen, American orchestra leader (Patti Page Olds Show), born in Brooklyn, New York
1932 – Al Bianchi, American basketball guard, coach and general manager (Philadelphia 76ers, Virginia Squires; GM NY Knicks), born in Queens, NY (d. 2019)
1939 – Jonathan Tod, British Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)
1954 – Kazuhiko Inoue, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
1968 – James Iha, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle), born in Chicago, Illinois
1973 – Matt Burke, Australian rugby union fullback (81 caps; NSW Waratahs; Eastwood) and broadcaster (Network 10), born in Sydney, Australia
Famous Deaths
1258 – Floris, the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies
1517 – Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer
1920 – William Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834)
1924 – Augusto (de Oliveira) Machado, Portuguese composer (Lauriane; Camões es os Luziadas), dies at 78
2004 – Jan Sterling [Jane Adriance], American actress (Ace in the Hole, The High and the Mighty), dies of diabetes and a stroke at 82
2013 – Tom Boerwinkle, American NBA player, dies at 67