Historical Events
1920 – Anton Denkin’s White Russian troops defeated by Bolsheviks and Soviets at Novorossijsk on the Black Sea (The British aid Denkin in his escape)
1935 – Robert Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket
1939 – Spanish Civil War ends, Madrid falls to the Nationalists headed by Francisco Franco
1948 – 2nd Tony Awards: Mister Roberts win
1969 – Pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal
2018 – At least 68 people die and scores are injured in a fire caused by a prison riot in the cells at the Carabobo state police headquarters in Valencia, Venezuela
Famous Birthdays
1888 – Jack Burke Sr., American golfer (US open 1920 runner-up; Senior PGA C’ship 1941), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1943)
1895 – Christian Herter, American Republican politician, 59th Governor of Massachusetts (1953-57) and US Secretary of State (1959-61), born in Paris, France (d. 1966)
1960 – Chris Barrie, British actor (Red Dwarf,), born in Hanover, West Germany
1965 – Jeff Beukeboom, Canadian ice hockey player, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers), born in Ajax, Canada
1969 – Earnest Stewart, American soccer player (Willem II), born in Veghel, Netherlands
1970 – Michelle Gildernew, Irish republican politician
Famous Deaths
1866 – Solomon Foot, American politician (U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1851-66) and attorney, dies at 63
1910 – David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1837)
1950 – Georgine M “May” Basting, actress (Occupier), dies at 67
1965 – Clemence Dane, British novelist and playwright (b. 1888)
1995 – William Hayter, British diplomat and Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1953-57), dies at 88
2020 – Tom Coburn, American politician (Sen-R-Oklahoma 2005-2015, Rep-R-Oklahoma 1995-2001), dies at 72