Historical Events
1658 – Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France
1861 – 1st American Civil War land battle: Union forces defeat the Confederacy at Philippi in modern-day West Virginia
1913 – Dutch 1st Chamber accepts Health laws
1925 – Goodyear airship “Pilgrim” is the first to have an enclosed cabin
1948 – Musical “Sleepy Hollow”, based on Washington Irving’s novel, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances
2014 – President Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe
Famous Birthdays
1868 – (Ivar) Henning Mankell, Swedish pianist and composer, born in Härnösand, Sweden (d. 1930)
1888 – Tom Brown, American dixieland jazz trombonist, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1958)
1900 – Gerard den Brabander [Jan G Jofriet], Dutch poet (Nothing New) (d. 1968)
1923 – Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician, born in Zhitomir, Ukraine (d. 2017)
1936 – David Nicholls, English Anglican priest, theologian and political theorist, born in Woking, England (d. 1996)
1947 – Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver (d. 1986)
Famous Deaths
1844 – Louis Antoine, French Duke of Angoulême and General of France, dies at 68
1881 – Japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian
1898 – Samuel Plimsoll, English politician and social reformer (invented Plimsoll line for ships), dies at 74
1959 – Ole Windingstad, Norwegian conductor (Brooklyn’s Scandinavian Symphony Orchestra, 1913-39), pianist and composer, dies after a heart attack at 73
1994 – Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 45 wickets; Auckland CA) and umpire (3 Tests 1956–59), dies at 82
2017 – Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book and film, “Fear Strikes Out”), dies at 87