Historical Events
1923 – Army move SPD/KPD-government to German part of Saxon
1923 – Gibbs/Grey/Wood’s revue “Runnin’ Wild” (introducing Charleston) opens on Broadway, New York City
1942 – Branch Rickey named president and General Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers
1947 – Trial of art forger Han van Meegeren begins in Amsterdam
1990 – 30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria
1998 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
Famous Birthdays
1875 – Marie, last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I (1914-27), born in Eastwell Park, Kent, England (d. 1938)
1898 – Emmanuel Bondeville, French composer, born in Rouen, France (d. 1987)
1938 – Ralph Bakshi, American animator (Lord of the Rings, Fritz the Cat, Mighty Mouse), born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine
1954 – Herman Ronald Frazier, 400m/4x400m runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1968 – Tsunku [Mitsuo Terada], Japanese music producer and former singer (SHARAM Q), born in Osaka, Japan
1970 – Marquez Pope, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)
Famous Deaths
1883 – Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68
1931 – Luciano Gallet, Brazilian composer, dies at 38
1951 – De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered
1968 – Marius Ulfrstad, Norwegian composer, dies at 78
1994 – Pearl Primus, Trinidad-born American dancer (poplularized African dance), dies at 74
1996 – J. Edward Day, 55th U.S. Postmaster General (1961), dies at 82