Historical Events
1867 – British North America Act (Canadian constitution) is given Royal Assent
1951 – 23rd Academy Awards: “All About Eve”, Judy Holliday and José Ferrer win
1988 – US Congress discontinues aid to Nicaraguan contras
1989 – 9th Golden Raspberry Awards: “Cocktail” wins
2015 – WrestleMania XXXI, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (76,976): Seth Rollins beats Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in impromptu triple threat match to capture WWE Heavyweight title
Famous Birthdays
1891 – Ivan Goll, French-German writer (the Landless John), born in Saint-Dié (d. 1950)
1909 – Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish writer (Gnome Patjoepelke), born in Flanders (d. 1991)
1944 – Nana Akufo-Addo [William Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo], Ghanaian politician, President of Ghana (2017-), born in Accra, Gold Coast
1960 – Annabella Sciorra, American actress (The Sopranos), born in Brooklyn, New York
1973 – Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer winger (86 caps; Ajax, Arsenal, FC Barcelona) and executive (director of football Royal Antwerp FC), born in Emst, Netherlands
Famous Deaths
1800 – Marc René, Marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer, dies at 85
1911 – Alexandre Guilmant, French organist (La Trinitié, 1871-901), composer and pedagogue (Schola Cantorum, 1894-1911), dies at 74
1945 – Karl Sapper, German traveller, explorer, and natural historian, dies at 79
1955 – Zlatko Baloković, Croatian-American concert violinist, dies at 69
1985 – Gerhard Stöck, German athlete (Olympic gold javelin, bronze shot put 1936), dies at 73