Historical Events
1922 – Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical “The Gingham Girl” premieres in NYC
1952 – Yakov Malik succeeds Valerian Zorin as Soviet Foreign Minister
1960 – White Sox Ted Kluzewski’s 3-run HR is disallowed as umpire called time
1984 – USSR performs underground nuclear test
1986 – Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium
2017 – Matt Vogel makes his debut as the voice of Kermit the Frog in “Muppet Thought of the Week” video
Famous Birthdays
1612 – Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar, born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (d. 1653)
1824 – Carel van Nispen of Sevenaer, Dutch Catholic politician, born in Zevenaar, Netherlands (d. 1884)
1840 – Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant, born in Aberlour, Scotland (d. 1900)
1841 – Louis Le Prince, French artist and original inventor of the motion picture camera sometimes called “the father of cinematography”, born in Metz, France (d. 1890)
1884 – Peter Fraser, British-born New Zealand statesman and 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1940-49), born in Hill of Fearn, Scotland (d. 1950)
1989 – Trixie Mattel [Brian Firkus], American drag queen, singer-songwriter, comedian, and television personality (The Trixie and Katya Show), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Famous Deaths
1646 – Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Poesie liriche), dies at 53
1680 – Joan Cererols, Catalan musician, composer and monk, dies at 57
1910 – Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist and anthropologist, dies at 78
1916 – Francis Warre-Cornish, English writer and scholar, dies at 77
1990 – Larry Jackson, American baseball pitcher (5 × MLB All-Star; MLB wins leader 1964; St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 59
2010 – William P. Foster, notable band director and founder of the Marching 100 of Florida AandM University