Historical Events
1870 – The Bulgarian Exarchate (Orthodox Church) is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire
1974 – US and Egypt re-form diplomatic relations after 7 years
1981 – Calvin Murphy (Hou), sets NBA record with 78 consecutive free throws
1998 – First flight of the RQ-4 Global Hawk, the first unmanned aerial vehicle certified to file its own flight plans and fly regularly in US civilian airspace
2024 – Ghana passes new legislation making it illegal to identify as LGBTQ+
Famous Birthdays
1704 – Louis Godin, French astronomer and seismologist who travelled to Peru, born in Paris (d. 1760)
1854 – Juliusz Zarębski, Polish pianist, composer, and pedagogue, born in Zhytomyr, Kingdom of Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1885)
1930 – Frank Malzone, American baseball third baseman (8 × MLB All-Star; 3 × Gold Glove Award; Boston Red Sox), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
1957 – John Turturro, American actor (Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever), born in Brooklyn, New York
1957 – Ainsley Harriott, English celebrity chef (Read Steady Cook), born in London
Famous Deaths
1737 – Hercule Brehy, Flemish composer and organist, dies at 63
1796 – Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, German violinist and composer, dies at 56
1979 – Jane Hylton [Audrey Gwendolene Clark], British actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot, Daybreak), dies of a heart attack at 52
1994 – Buster Holmes, American chef and New Orleans restaurateur, dies at 88
1999 – Bill Talbert, American tennis player (9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; US Open singles 1944, 45 runner-up; International Tennis HOF), dies at 80