Historical Events
1864 – Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson) Missouri: 1700 killed or injured
1973 – Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days)
1993 – British crime series “Cracker” created by Jimmy McGovern starring Robbie Coltrane debuts on ITV in the UK
2015 – A “Supermoon” coincides with a lunar eclipse creating a “Blood Moon” over much of the earth
2018 – Justin Milne, head of Australian Broadcasting Corporation resigns amid allegations of firing journalists for the government
2020 – Border fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan forces over disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh kills at least 23
Famous Birthdays
1719 – Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1800)
1835 – John Murray Corse, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1893 [or 4/27])
1934 – Barbara Howar, American reporter (Washington Post; Entertainment Tonight), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1949 – Graham Richardson, Australian politician and media commentator, born in Sydney, Australia
1953 – Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican reggae bassist (Sly and Robbie – “DJ Riot”), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
1958 – Paul Grabowsky, Australian jazz pianist and composer (“When Words Fail”), born in Lae, Papua New Guinea
Famous Deaths
1566 – Marcus A Vida [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies
1916 – Emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian writer (Les Heures du Soir), dies at 61
1917 – Edgar Degas, French impressionist painter, sculptor and artist (The Bellelli Family), dies at 83
1955 – Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist, dies at 71
1994 – Gerald Bledsoe, American broadcaster (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of a heart attack at 51
2011 – Dave Hill, American golfer (13 PGA Tour titles), dies of emphysema at 74