Historical Events
1913 – French Government of Louis Barthou falls due to overtime conscription
1917 – Han Yong-woon, found Zen awakening at Osean Monastery Korea
1973 – Capital Centre (USAir Arena) opens in Landover Maryland; NBA’s Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics, 98-96 in opening game; arena demolished 2002
1989 – V. P. Singh sworn in as the 8th Prime Minister of India
1992 – WQEW-AM radio replaces WQXR on 1560 in NYC
1999 – The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive
Famous Birthdays
1738 – Richard Montgomery, Irish General in Continental Army during American Revolutionary War, born in Swords, Dublin (d. 1775)
1884 – Ruth Draper, American actress and dramatist (The Italian Lesson), born in NYC, New York (d. 1956)
1941 – Sugar Ramos [Ultiminio Ramos], Cuban-Mexican boxer (World Featherweight champion 1963-64), born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 2017)
1943 – Dave Munden, English rock drummer (Brian Poole and The Tremeloes), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
1954 – Huub Stapel, Dutch actor (Amsterdamned, Attic: Hiding of Anne Frank), born in Tegelen, Netherlands
1958 – George Saunders, American writer (Lincoln in the Bardo), born in Amarillo, Texas
Famous Deaths
1552 – Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)
1925 – Julio Garreta, composer, dies at 50
1935 – Albert Kessel, 1st to die in California gas chamber
1953 – Walter “Doc” Meanwell, English Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Wisconsin 1911–1917, 1920–1934), dies at 69
1985 – Philip Larkin, English poet and writer (North Ship, Jill), dies at 63
1990 – Robert Cummings, American actor (Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder), dies of kidney failure at 80