Historical Events
1957 – 29th Academy Awards: “Around World in 80 Days”, Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner win
1972 – Venera 8 launches to explore Venus
1976 – Washington, D.C. underground Metro opens
1977 – 583 die in aviation’s worst ever disaster when two Boeing 747s collide at Tenerife airport in Spain
1986 – Disney-MGM Studio Tour groundbreaking
Famous Birthdays
972 – Robert II of France [the Pious, the Wise], King of the Franks (996-1031), born in Orléans, France (d. 1031)
1809 – Georges Eugene, Baron Haussmann, French administrator and architect, born in Paris (d. 1891)
1886 – Sergey Kirov [Kostrikov], Russian Bolshevik leader and politician (First Secretary (Mayor) of Leningrad, 1926-34), born in Urzhum, Russia (d. 1934)
1957 – Billy MacKenzie, Scottish rock vocalist (The Associates – “Affectionate Punch”), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 1997)
1985 – Ram Charan, Indian actor who works mainly in Teluga cinema (RRR, Rangasthalam), born in Tamil Nadu, India
Famous Deaths
1986 – Cass Canfield, US publisher, dies at 88
1991 – Ralph Bates, British actor (Persecution, Graveyard), dies at 50
1992 – Easley Blackwood, Sr, American expert bridge player, and writer, dies at 89
2017 – David Storey, British novelist and playwright (This Sporting Life), dies at 83
2023 – Wim de Bie, Dutch comedian, satirist, and writer (van Kooten and de Bie – The Simplistic Covenant), dies of complications from Parkinson’s disease at 83