Historical Events
1940 – Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross
1964 – 2nd incident that year of race riots in Singapore between Chinese and Malay, 13 people killed, 106 injured
1966 – 24th World SF Convention honors Gene Roddenberry
2001 – In just his 11th start, St. Louis Cardinals’ rookie pitcher Bud Smith no-hits the San Diego Padres, 4-0
2007 – Panama Canal’s “Third Set of Locks” expansion project begins with a huge initial explosion under Paraíso Hill that is watched by thousands of people
2017 – Governor of California Jerry Brown issues state of emergency due to La Tuna brush fire near Los Angeles
Famous Birthdays
1902 – Mantan Moreland, American actor and comedian (Charlie Chan, Spirit of Youth), born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1973)
1923 – Fred Hawkins, American golfer (US Masters 1958 runner-up), born in Antioch, Illinois (d. 2014)
1923 – Herbert Binkert, German soccer striker (12 caps Saarland; FC Saarbrücken), born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 2020)
1935 – Dorothy Masuka, Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer and activist, born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2019)
1956 – Hans-Georg Beyer, East German team handball player (Olympic gold 1980), born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
1988 – Carla Suárez Navarro, Spanish tennis player (2 WTA, 6 ITF titles), born in Las Palmas, Spain
Famous Deaths
1871 – Vaclav Horak, Czech composer, dies at 71
1962 – E. E. Cummings, American poet (Tulips and Chimneys), dies at 67
1985 – John Herbert McDowell, American composer for ballet, TV and the stage, dies at 58
2000 – Edward Anhalt, American screenwriter (Escape to Athena), dies at 86
2006 – Annemarie Wendl, German actress (Lindenstraße, Der Seitensprung), dies at 91
2007 – Carter Albrecht, American musician, dies in a gun accident at 34