Historical Events
1922 – Dutch Constitution proclaimed
1939 – First flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber prototype
1944 – Belgian Walloon Nazi collaborator Léon Degrelle sentenced to death
1968 – AFL Championship, Shea Stadium, NYC: New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23; Joe Namath 3 TD passes sparks Jets to win
1994 – Bangladesh government of Zia resigns
1997 – Cricket Women’s World Cup: Australia defeats New Zealand by 5 wickets
Famous Birthdays
1809 – William Ewart Gladstone, British statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Liberal: 1868-74, 1880-86, 1892-94), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1898)
1936 – Eduard Martsevich, Soviet-Russian actor and People’s Artist of the RSFSR, born in Tbilisi, USSR (d. 2013)
1947 – Vincent Winter, Scottish child actor, born in Aberdeen, United Kingdom (d. 1998)
1963 – Ulf Kristersson, Swedish politician (Prime Minister of Sweden 2022-), born in Lund, Sweden
1977 – Jimmy Journell, American baseball player, born in Springfield, Ohio
1978 – Kieron Dyer, English football player, born in Ipswich, United Kingdom
Famous Deaths
1919 – William Osler, Canadian physician and author (circulatory system), dies at 70
1982 – Sol C Siegel, American film producer (A Letter To Three Wives, High Society, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies of a heart attack at 79
1995 – Philip Idenburg, Dutch statistician, dies at 94
1996 – Pennar Davies, Welsh poet, author and theologian, dies at 85
2001 – Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)
2016 – Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player, dies at 78