Historical Events
1816 – Dutch regain Suriname from the French after the defeat of Napoleon
1973 – American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota
1996 – First appearance of Pokémon in the role-playing video game “Pocket Monsters Red and Green” for Game Boy in Japan
1998 – 12th Soul Train Music Awards: Puff Daddy, Whitney Houston win
2003 – Rowan Williams is enthroned as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury.
Famous Birthdays
1867 – Irving Fisher ‘ America’s greatest economist’ (Fisher’s Theory of Interest, Monetarism), born in Saugerties, New York (d. 1947)
1901 – Horatio Luro, American horse trainer (43 x stakes winners; Decidedly, Northern Dancer), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1991)
1950 – Julia Neuberger, British rabbi, born in Hampstead, United Kingdom
1957 – Danny Antonucci, Canadian animator, screenwriter and creator of “Ed, Edd n Eddy”, born in Toronto, Ontario
1970 – David White, American NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Famous Deaths
1942 – Karel Doorman, Dutch rear-admiral (Java Sea), KIA at 52
1977 – Allison Hayes, American model and actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman), dies of leukemia or lead poisoning at 47
1995 – Philip Sherrington, opus Dei Priest, dies at 51
1998 – J. T. Walsh, American actor (Good Morning, Vietnam, Pleasantville), dies of a heart attack at 54
2025 – Boris Spassky, Russian chess player (world champion 1969-72), dies at 88