Historical Events
1894 – Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B Dole as president
1968 – Radio astronomy satellite Explorer 38 launched
1970 – Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” debuts on LA radio
1992 – John Phillips, rocker (Mamas and Papas), undergoes a liver transplant
1997 – US space probe Pathfinder lands on Ares Vallis Mars
2019 – Record temperatures in Alaska as Anchorage reaches 90F (32C)
Famous Birthdays
1850 – Ole Olsen, Norwegian composer, organist, and military bandleader, born in Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway (d. 1927)
1902 – George Murphy, American politician (US Senator, California), actor and dancer (MGM Parade), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1992)
1912 – Virginia Graham, American TV personality (Girl Talk, Where Was I), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1998)
1928 – Sylvius Gerald Marie Rozendal, Premier of Netherlands Antilles, born in Willemstad, Curacao (d. 2003)
1951 – Ralph Johnson, American rock drummer (Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star), born in Los Angeles, California
1970 – Tony Vidmar, Australian former footballer, born in Adelaide, Australia
Famous Deaths
1742 – Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician and monk, dies at 70
1831 – James Monroe, 5th US President (1817-25), dies of heart failure and tuberculosis at 73
1963 – Fritz Reutter, German composer, dies at 66
2001 – Keenan Milton, Professional Skater (b. 1974)
2012 – Larance Marable, American jazz drummer (Charlie Haden’s Quartet West; Stan Getz; Groove Holmes), dies at 83
2016 – Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer, dies at 80