Historical Events
1956 – WLUC TV channel 6 in Marquette, MI (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1982 – Alfredo Magana elected President of El Salvador
1986 – Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners
1991 – Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100
2006 – NFL Draft: North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams first pick from Houston Texans
2007 – 2nd Republic protest in support of state secularism held in Istanbul, Turkey
Famous Birthdays
1863 – Mary Theresa Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver), born in Loosdorf, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire (d. 1922)
1899 – (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, born in Vallby, Södermanland County, Sweden (d. 1992)
1935 – Otto Zykan, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2006)
1940 – Brian Taber, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests, 60 dismissals; NSW), born in Wagga Wagga, Australia (d. 2023)
1957 – Timothy Treadwell, American bear enthusiast (d. 2003)
1960 – Joseph Guzaldo, American actor (Stir Crazy), born in Chicago, Illinois
Famous Deaths
1380 – Catherine of Siena, Italian Dominican saint and Doctor of the Church (The Dialogue of Divine Providence), dies at 33
1798 – Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist, dies at 74
1990 – Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction – “Grazin’ in the Grass”), dies of a heart attack at 52
2007 – Ivica Račan, former Prime Minister of Croatia (b. 1944)
2021 – Johnny Crawford, American actor (The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman – “Mark”), singer (“Sandy”), and bandleader (JCO), dies at 75
2023 – Yuri Korolyov, Russian artistic gymnast (World All-Around Champion 1981, 85; World Cup All-Around Co-Champion 1986), dies at 60