Historical Events
1561 – By Edict of Orleans French persecution of Huguenots is suspended
1916 – Opera “Goyescas” premieres in New York City
1918 – Finnish Civil War: Rebels seized control of the capital, Helsinki, and members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
1973 – “Barnaby Jones” premieres on CBS TV
1990 – “Independent on Sunday” begins publishing in London
1996 – 12th Sundance Film Festival: “Welcome to the Dollhouse” wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
Famous Birthdays
1878 – Walter Kollo, German composer of operettas, Singspiele, and popular songs (Der Juxbaron), born in Neidenburg, Kingdom of Prussia. (d. 1940)
1910 – Arnold Moss, American actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Quebec, Viva Zapata), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1989)
1943 – Dick Taylor, English rock guitarist (The Pretty Things – “S.F. Sorrow”), born in Dartford, England
1975 – David Zingler, American writer
1975 – Julian Dean, Waihi NZ, team pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1996)
1980 – Jesse James, American drug dealer and fugitive, born in Hollywood, California
Famous Deaths
1256 – Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22
1681 – Richard Allestree, English royalist churchman (b. 1619)
1932 – Franz Xavier Arens, composer, dies at 75
1942 – Pablo Luna, Spanish composer (De España vengo), dies at 61
2006 – Henry McGee, British actor and comedian (No, That’s Me Over Here!, The Benny Hill Show), dies at 77
2008 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish artist, dies at 82