Historical Events
1815 – Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats King Joachim of Naples
1855 – Antwerp-Rotterdam railway officially opens
1952 – “Call Me Madam” closes at the Imperial Theater in NYC after 644 performances
1954 – WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting
1994 – Wim Kok and the Labour Party win Dutch general election
Famous Birthdays
1729 – Florian Leopold Gassmann, Bohemian composer, born in Brüx, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1774)
1849 – Jacob Riis, Danish-American social reformer and “muck raking” reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun), born in Ribe, Denmark (d. 1914)
1895 – Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher and Christian apologist, born in Grootegast, Netherlands (d. 1987)
1915 – Stu Hart, Canadian pro wrestler and trainer (founder Stampede Wrestling; sons Bret and Owen Hart), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 2003)
1949 – Albert Sacco Jr., American chemical engineer and astronaut (STS 73), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
1442 – Engelbert I Nassau-Dillenburg (counsellor to Duke of Burgendy), dies at 71 or 72
1737 – Abraham Patras, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1735-37), dies at 65
1988 – Johannes Driessler, German organist and composer, dies at 67
1994 – Milford Dolliole, American pioneer jazz drummer, dies at 90
2006 – Pramod Mahajan, Indian politician (b. 1949)