Historical Events
1667 – France and England sign anti-Dutch military accord
1917 – The Danish West Indies are officially ceded to the US for $25 million and renamed the Virgin Islands
1918 – 1st daylight savings time in US goes into effect
1961 – Aklilou Habtewold becomes 1st premier of Ethiopia
2001 – German brothers Michael and Ralf Schumacher become first siblings to share front row of the grid in a Formula 1 World Championship event; qualify 1st and 2nd respectively for Brazilian GP in São Paulo
2020 – British pensioner Robert Weighton becomes the world’s oldest man at 112 years
Famous Birthdays
1794 – Thompson McKennan, American politician who served as the 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1852)
1913 – Dai Rees, Scottish golfer (British Open runner-up 1953-54, 61), born in Fontegary, Glamorgan (d. 1983)
1915 – Henry Morgan, American comedian and TV panelist (I’ve Got a Secret, Arena), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1916 – John H. Wood, Jr., American federal judge (d. 1979)
1944 – Mick Ralphs, British rock guitarist (Mott the Hoople; Bad Company), born in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, England
1967 – Nanci Bowen, American golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1995), born in Tifton, Georgia
Famous Deaths
1567 – Philip, the Generous, count of Hessen, dies at 62
1703 – Johann Christoph Bach, German composer, dies at 60
1855 – Charlotte Brontë, English novelist (Jane Eyre), dies at 38
1886 – Giovanni Rossi, composer, dies at 57
1900 – Frank Milligan, cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests Eng v South Africa 1898-99), dies
1968 – Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (b. 1885)