Historical Events
1961 – “Detectives” TV Crime Drama; moves to NBC-TV
1971 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1973 – “We’re An American Band” by Grand Funk peaks at #1
2001 – The Syracuse Herald-Journal, a U.S. newspaper dating back to 1839, ceases publication.
2004 – The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
2019 – In Austrian general election conservative People’s Party led by Sebastian Kurz the leading party with 38% of the vote
Famous Birthdays
1571 – Caravaggio [Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio], Italian painter, (Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy), born in Milan [d. 1610] [date disputed]
1925 – Steve Forrest, Huntsville, Texas, American actor (Ben-Dallas, SWAT), (d. 2013)
1931 – James Cronin, nuclear physicist (Physics Nobel Prize 1980), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
1933 – Samora Machel, president Mozambique (1975-86)
1941 – Frederick “Fred” West, British contractor and serial killer (12 charges of murder), born in Herefordshire, England (d. 1995)
1976 – Darren Byfield, English football player
Famous Deaths
1598 – Floris I van Pallandt, earl of Culemborg, dies at about 61
1950 – Balthazar Huibrecht Verhagen, Dutch dramatist and writer, dies at 69
1981 – Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74) dies of a heart attack at 68
1993 – Gordon Douglas, director (Call Me Mr Tibbs, Our Gang), dies at 85
1996 – Leslie Crowther, entertainer, dies at 63>>
2005 – Austin Leslie, American chef, the “Godfather of Fried Chicken” (b. 1934)