Historical Events
1953 – “Juvenile Jury” TV Children’s last airs on NBC, moved to CBS
1956 – “Johnny Carson Show” TV Variety last airs on CBS-TV
1961 – Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic
1962 – “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster” debuts on ABC-TV
1962 – “Verdict Is Yours,” last airs on CBS-TV
1963 – “King Leonardo” cartoon last airs on NBC-TV
Famous Birthdays
1910 – Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961-65), born in Lubao, Philippines (d. 1997)
1913 – Alice Marble, American tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40), born in Beckwourth, California (d. 1990)
1913 – Vivian Fine, American composer (Women in the Garden), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
1947 – Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009-), born in Tungipara, East Pakistan
1966 – Puri Jagannadh, Indian film director (Pokiri), born in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh
1983 – Stefan Moore, English footballer (Aston Villa), born in Birmingham, England
Famous Deaths
1694 – Gabriel Mouton, French abbot and mathematician, dies at about 76
1917 – T. E. Hulme, English writer and poet, dies at 34
1948 – E. J. Ratcliffe, English stage and screen actor, dies at 85
1994 – Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican PRI-politician, murdered at 48
2004 – Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (8 Coty Awards), dies at 77
2020 – Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), dies of cancer at 91