Historical Events
1911 – Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo
1943 – Chic Blackhawks beats NY Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals
1958 – The Lego company patents their design of Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today
1979 – “The Wiz” closes at Majestic Theater in NYC after 1,672 performances
1985 – 12th American Music Awards: Cyndi Lauper and Lionel Richie win
2019 – Draft framework for peace agreement to end 17-year conflict in Afghanistan agreed by US and Afghan negotiators
Famous Birthdays
1225 – Saint Thomas Aquinas, Italian theologian and saint, born in Roccasecca, Italy (d. 1274)
1645 – Gottfried Vopelius, composer
1886 – Marthe Bibesco, Romanian writer (d. 1973)
1897 – Valentin Kataev, novelist/playwright (Embezzled), born in Odessa Ukraine (d. 1986)
1936 – Enid Castle, principal (Cheltenham Ladies’ College)
1976 – Miltiadis Sapanis, Greek footballer
Famous Deaths
1817 – Friedrich Ludwig Æmilius Kunzen, German composer, dies at 55
1859 – F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1827-28), dies at 76
1903 – Jean Robert Planquette, French composer (Bells of Corneville), dies at 54
1972 – Adriaan B “Jaap” Wagemaker, Dutch sculptor, dies at 66
2007 – Karel Svoboda, Czech composer of popular music (b. 1938)
2008 – Christodoulos, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece (b. 1939)