Historical Events
1881 – Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad
1910 – Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights
1935 – Yanks pull a 1st inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia A’s 9-8
1956 – Burma Premier U Nu’s Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election
1959 – “Today” show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France)
1961 – Sierra Leone declares independence from UK
Famous Birthdays
1650 – Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, queen of Denmark and Norway (1670-99), born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1714)
1824 – William Richard Bexfield, English composer, born in Norwich, England (d. 1853)
1850 – Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German Colonel General, born in Greifswald, Prussia (d. 1921)
1893 – Draža Mihailović, Serbian WWII hero and war criminal, born in Ivanjica, Serbia (d. 1946)
1922 – Jack Klugman, American actor (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1944 – Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (Everybody Plays the Fool), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
Famous Deaths
1613 – Robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. 1532)
1896 – Henry Parkes, Australian politician (longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales), dies at 80
1973 – Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (b. 1914)
1992 – Olivier Messiaen, French composer (St Francois d’Assise), dies at 83
1999 – Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (stalwart Lancs and England opener), dies at 84
2009 – Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean actress and model (b. 1983)