Historical Events
1358 – Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
1929 – President Paul von Hindenburg refuses to pay German debt of WWI
1950 – North Korean troops reach Seoul, UN asks members to aid South Korea, Harry Truman orders US Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict
1963 – USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m
1999 – The Chemical Brothers go #1 on the UK album chart with ‘Surrender’, their second #1 album
2016 – US Supreme Court strikes down Texas law restricting abortion 5-3
Famous Birthdays
1718 – Wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1763)
1850 – Ivan Vazov, Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright (Under the Yoke), born in Sopot, Bulgaria (d. 1921)
1916 – Hallvard Olav Johnsen, Norwegian composer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2003)
1929 – Dick the Bruiser [William Fritz Afflis], American professional wrestler, born in Delphi, Indiana (d. 1991)
1956 – Ted Haggard, American evangelical preacher (New Life Church, Colorado), born in Yorktown, Indiana
1959 – Janusz Kamiński, Polish cinematographer (Schindler’s List), born in Ziębice, Poland
Famous Deaths
1654 – Johann V Andreae, German vicar/writer (Christenburg), dies at 67
1920 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French-Canadian lyricist (O Canada), dies at 81
1961 – Harry Hooton, Australian poet, dies of cancer at 52
1989 – A. J. Ayer, English Neopositivist philosopher (Logical Positivism), dies at 78
1992 – Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat), dies at 84
2016 – Alvin Toffler, American author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave), dies at 87