Historical Events
1662 – Royal charter granted to Connecticut
1837 – The University of Athens is founded
1939 – The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Subhash Chandra Bose
1945 – British troop join in Rangoon
1971 – “All Things Considered” premieres on 112 National Public Radio stations
1980 – Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL and NL
Famous Birthdays
1695 – Henri Pitot, Italian-French engineer, born in Aramon, France (d. 1771)
1752 – Braz Francisco de Lima, Portuguese composer (d. 1813)
1815 – Hermanus Willem Witteveen, Dutch theologist, born in Boornbergum, Netherlands (d. 1884)
1952 – Caitlin Clarke, American actress (Dragonslayer), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1955 – Timmy Cappello, American rock and sax player (played with Tina Turner, Ringo Starr and The Lost Boys), born in Silver Lake, New York
1961 – David Vitter, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (1999-2005), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
1931 – Frank Hoyt Losey, composer, dies at 59
1943 – Leslie Heward, English composer, dies at 45
1992 – George Murphy, American politician (US Senator, California), actor and dancer (MGM Parade), dies of leukemia at 89
2006 – Earl Woods, Athlete and father of Tiger Woods (b. 1932)
2014 – Jim Oberstar, American politician, dies at 79
2018 – Paolo Signorelli, Italian footballer, dies at 79