Historical Events
1919 – Austria expels all Habsburgers
1941 – Walton’s overture “Scapino” premieres in Chicago
1941 – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warns Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that a German invasion is imminent
1980 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1988 – 7th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tech beats Auburn, 56-54; Lady Techsters Erica Westbrooks MOP
2020 – 27 people swept off a ferry and feared dead in the Solomon Islands during Cyclone Harold
Famous Birthdays
1649 – Joseph François Salomon, French composer, born in Toulon, France (d. 1732)
1798 – Charles Wilkes, American Antarctic explorer and naval officer (Union Navy), born in NYC, New York (d. 1877)
1825 – Adolf Rzepko, Polish composer, born in Prague (d. 1892)
1927 – Éva Székely, Hungarian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1952; silver 1956; first WR 400m individual medley 1953), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
1975 – Koji Uehara, Japanese professional baseball pitcher, born in Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
1987 – Jay Bruce, American MLB baseball outfielder, since 2008; 3x All-Star (Cincinnati Reds, and 5 other teams) player, born in Beaumont, Texas
Famous Deaths
1827 – Ernst Chladni, German physicist and musician (Estimating the speed of sound Chladni’s law), dies at 70
1897 – Johannes Brahms, German composer and conductor (Hung Dances), dies at 63
1941 – Pal Teleki-von Szek, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920-21, 39-41), committed suicide at 61
1993 – Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater and coach (coach 1952, 56, 60 Winter Olympics; father of triple gold medallist Ard), dies at 86
2007 – Eddie Robinson, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Grambling 408 wins), dies of Alzheimer’s disease at 88
2007 – Marion Eames, Welsh novelist (b. 1921)