Historical Events
1949 – American chemist Percy L. Julian at the Glidden Company announces an improved method for producing cortisone
1962 – JFK routes 3,000 federal troops to Mississippi
1984 – Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner
1984 – California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0
1986 – Mordechai Vanunu, who revealed details of Israel covert nuclear program to British media, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy
1997 – “Too Close” single released by Next (Billboard Song of the Year 1998)
Famous Birthdays
1929 – Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino Senator, lawmaker and women’s rights activist who led the drafting of the international women’s bill of rights, born in Lingayen, Philippine Islands (d. 2017)
1942 – Sture Pettersson, Swedish cyclist (Olympic silver 1968)
1961 – Eric van de Poele, Belgian racing driver
1964 – Michael McKay, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
1979 – Clio-Danae Othoneou, Greek actress, musician and pianistn born in Thessaloniki, Greece
1983 – Andreea Răducan, Romanian gymnast, born in Bârlad, Romania
Famous Deaths
1772 – James Brindley, English engineer (canals and watermills), dies at about 76
1788 – Matthäus Günther, German painter, dies at 83
1925 – Philip Hutchinson, cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1889), dies
1987 – Alfred Bester, sci-fi author (Dark Side of Earth), dies at 73
2012 – César Bolaños, Peruvian musician and composer, dies at 81
2019 – Jessye Norman, American opera singer (sang at two presidential inaugurations), dies at 74