Historical Events
1512 – Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World
1945 – Arthur Laurent’s “Home of the Brave” premieres in NYC
1971 – 1st Fiesta Bowl: #8 Arizona State beats Florida State, 45-38
1974 – Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years
1984 – Padres’ free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
1993 – Dow-Jones hits record 3792.93
Famous Birthdays
1814 – James Henry Carleton, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Lubec, Maine (d. 1873)
1874 – Max Ettinger, Jewish-German composer (Jiddische Requiem), born in Lwow, Poland (d. 1951)
1896 – Louis Bromfield, Mansfield Ohio, writer (Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926)
1907 – Conrad L. Raiford, Goodwill Ambassador (d. 2002)
1944 – Mick Jones, English rock guitarist (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
1971 – Bryan Smolinski, NHL forward (Team USA, Pitts Penguins), born in Toledo, Ohio
Famous Deaths
1743 – Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter, dies at 84
1782 – Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher (b. 1697)
1812 – Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Lithuanian rabbi and founder of Chabad Hasidism (b. 1745)
1997 – Brendan Gill, American critic (The New Yorker), dies at 83
2003 – Ivan Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1991; Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos), dies from multiple firearm wounds at 41
2015 – Haskell Wexler, American cinematographer and director, dies at 93