Historical Events
1636 – University of Utrecht opening ceremony
1845 – Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precursor of band-aid
1943 – Elsie S. Ott is 1st woman to be awarded US Air Force Medal
1958 – 30th Academy Awards-“The Bridge on the River Kwai” wins Best Picture, Joanne Woodward and Alec Guinness win Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively
1979 – 41st NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Michigan State beats Indiana State, 75-64; marks start of rivalry between future Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Larry Bird; highest-rated game in history of televised college basketball
2018 – E-commence group Alibaba Group and US car maker Ford unveil a car vending machine without sales people 5 stories high in Guangzhou, China
Famous Birthdays
1890 – Jozef Arras, Flemish writer, born in Lier (d. 1919)
1914 – Ian McGeoch, Scottish Vice-Admiral with Royal Navy (submarine HMS Splendid WWII), born in Helensburgh, Scotland (d. 2007)
1914 – Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematics educator (Kumon Institute of Education,), born in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan (d. 1995)
1914 – Ray Robinson, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; NSW, South Australia, Otago), born in Stockton, Australia (d. 1965)
1928 – Carole Carr [Carless], British singer and actress (Down Among the Z Men), born in London, England (d. 1997)
1976 – Natalia Livingston, American actress (General Hospital; Days of Our Lives), born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Famous Deaths
809 – Liudger, missionary, 1st bishop of Munster and saint, dies at about 66
1937 – Albert Relf, English cricket all-rounder (13 Tests, 1 x 50, 25 wickets, BB 5/85; Sussex CCC, Auckland CA), commits suicide at 52
1948 – Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43
1976 – Lin Yutang, Chinese writer, dies at 80
1996 – Edmund Muskie, American politician (Sen-D-Me) and US Secretary of State (1980-81), dies at 81
2017 – Darlene Cates, American actress (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape), dies at 69