Historical Events
1816 – American Colonization Society organizes
1904 – 1st daily wireless weather forecasts published (London)
1905 – Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910)
1926 – Victoria all out for 1107 against NSW at the MCG Crowd 22,348
1963 – “Jennie” closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 82 performances
2002 – LinkedIn is founded by Reid Hoffman and others in Mountain View, California
Famous Birthdays
1865 – Félix Vallotton, Swiss-French painter and writer (Chaste Suzanna), born in Lausanne, Switzerland (d. 1925)
1902 – Shen Congwen, Chinese writer (Long River), born in Zhen’gan, Hunan Province (d. 1988)
1929 – Terry Sawchuk, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (4-time Vezina Trophy and Stanley Cup winner), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 1970)
1942 – Arild Hetleøen, Norwegian soccer central defender (4 caps; SK Brann), born in Bergen, Norway (2023)
1962 – Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (100 Hearts), born in Orange, France (d. 1999)
1972 – Kevin Stitt, American politician, Governor of Oklahoma (2019-), born in Milton, Florida
Famous Deaths
1663 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (light defraction), dies at 45
1859 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, English poet (Ivy), historian (The History of England), and politician (British India education reform), dies of a heat attack at 59
1978 – Harry Winston, US jeweler for the “rich and famous”, dies at 82
1984 – Sam Peckinpah, American film director (The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs), dies of cardiac arrest at 59
1995 – Harold Collison, British trade unionist (agriculture workers), dies at 86
2017 – Recy Taylor, American sexual assault victim, dies at 97