Historical Events
1476 – Vlad III Dracula defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory and becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the third time.
1917 – NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands
1956 – Egil Danielsen of Norway sets a new world record throw of 85.71m to win the men’s javelin gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics
1975 – US Federal jury finds Lynette Fromme guilty of attempted assassination
1979 – Intl Olympic Committee votes to readmit China after 21 years
1995 – New Zealand score 8-348 in 49 overs v India in Nagpur ODI
Famous Birthdays
1850 – Henricus van de Wetering, Archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929), born in Hoogland, Netherlands (d. 1929)
1873 – Fred Herd, Scottish golfer (US Open 1898), born in St. Andrews, Scotland (d. 1954)
1925 – Eugene Istomin, American pianist (Leventritt Award-1943), born in NYC, New York (d. 2003)
1939 – David White, American singer and songwriter (Danny And The Juniors – “At The Hop”: Leslie Gore – “You Don’t Own Me”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
1970 – Dave Hughes, Australian comedian (Hughesy, We Have a Problem), born in Warrnambool, Victoria
1986 – Trevor Morgan, American actor (Genius), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Deaths
1326 – Hugh the younger Despenser, English knight (b. 1286)
1719 – John Hudson, British classical scholar (b. 1662)
1836 – John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer and road builder who created macadam road surface (asphalt), dies at 80
1966 – Harold Burrage, American RandB singer, pianist, and songwriter (“Got to Find a Way”), dies of heart failure at 35
1995 – David Briggs, American record producer (Neil Young; Nils Lofgren), dies of lung cancer at 51
2013 – Araucaria [John Galbraith Graham], British crossword compiler (The Guardian) and priest, dies at 92