Historical Events
1635 – Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquers Schenkenschans
1939 – Fifth Dutch government of Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn falls
1943 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the end of coffee rationing in the US
1983 – NASA launches Telstar-3A
1988 – Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank
Famous Birthdays
1456 – Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1530)
1745 – Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Baltic German courtier, general and military governor of St Petersburg, born in Palmse, Estonia (d. 1826)
1900 – Maurice Johnstone, British brass band composer, born in Manchester, England (d. 1976)
1942 – Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
1954 – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1998-2013), born in Sabaneta, Barinas State, Venezuela (d. 2013)
Famous Deaths
1960 – Enrique Amorim, Uruguayan author (La victoria no viene sola), dies at 60
1990 – Jill Esmond, English actress (13 Women, My Pal Wolfe, FP 1), dies at 82
1994 – Bernard Delfont, Russian-British impresario (Thorn EMI), dies at 84
2007 – Karl Gotch, Belgian professional wrestler (b. 1924)
2013 – William Scranton, American Republican Party politician and diplomat, dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 96