Historical Events
1979 – “Good Times” single released by Chic (Billboard Song of the Year 1979)
1996 – “Moon Over Buffalo” closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 308 performances
1998 – Sega Channel, cable’s 1st on-demand video game service, closes down
2006 – Cirque du Soleil’s musical-acrobatic extravaganza “The Beatles – LOVE” opens in a specially built theatre at The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada
2013 – US Open Women’s Golf, Sebonack GC: Inbee Park of South Korea wins her second US title, 4 strokes ahead of compatriot I.K. Kim
Famous Birthdays
1669 – Mauritius Vogt, German composer, born in Königshofen, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1730)
1743 – Niels Schiørring, Danish musician and composer, born in Favrskov Municipality, Denmark (d. 1798)
1912 – Tibor de Machula, Hungarian-Dutch cellist, born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (d. 1982)
1967 – Tom Spencer, English punk rock singer, guitarist and songwriter (The Yo-Yo’s; The Professionals), born in Chipping Barnet, England
1978 – Ben Cousins, Australian Football League player (Richmond), born in Geelong, Victoria
Famous Deaths
1839 – Johan Olof Wallin, Swedish poet and archbishop (Dead Angel), dies at 59
1953 – Göte Carlid, Swedish composer (Eine kleine Teemusik), dies at 32
1993 – Spanky McFarland, American actor (Our Gang; The Little Rascals), dies suddenly at age 64
2002 – Pete Gray [Wyshner], American baseball outfielder (First of three one-armed men to play MLB; St Louis Browns), dies at 87
2020 – Aleksandr Kabanov, Russian water polo player (Olympic gold 1972, 80; World C’ship gold 1975, 82) and coach (Russian men’s and women’s teams), dies at 72