Historical Events
1679 – Jean-Baptiste Lully’s opera “Bellerophon” premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris
1941 – Anti-German demonstration in Haarlem, Netherlands
1962 – Samuel Gravely assumes command of destroyer escort “USS Falgout”, first African American to command a combat ship
1982 – NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 16-13; MVPs: Co-MVPs: Kellen Winslow, San Diego Chargers, TE; Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DE
1990 – 1st McDonalds in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow
2004 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: In an all-Belgian final, Justine Henin-Hardenne beats Kim Clijsters 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to win her only Australian title
Famous Birthdays
1830 – James G. Blaine, US Secretary of State (1881 and 1889-92) known as the “Plumed Knight”, born in West Brownsville, Pennsylvania (d. 1893)
1866 – Emil Strauss, German writer (Naked Man)
1925 – Charles Aidman, American TV narrator (New Twilight Zone), born in Frankfort, Indiana
1940 – Stuart Margolin, Davenport Iowa, actor (Love American Style)
1974 – Pavi Sald, Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998)
1987 – Tyler Hubbard, American country musician (Florida Georgia Line), born in Monroe, Georgia
Famous Deaths
1615 – Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit priest (5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus), dies at 71
1788 – Bonnie Prince Charlie [Charles Edward Stuart], English pretender to throne (Jacobite rebellion), dies of a stroke at 67
1844 – Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general and engineer, dies at 70
1974 – Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at 58
2000 – Gil Kane, Latvian-born comic book writer (b. 1926)
2009 – Erland von Koch, Swedish composer, dies at 98