Historical Events
1783 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Symphony No. 36” premieres in Linz, Austria
1931 – Jean Genet’s play “Judith” premieres in Paris
1964 – American pianist and composer Terry Riley and musicians premiere his work “In C” at Tape Music Center, San Francisco; the piece is often cited as the first minimalist masterpiece
1984 – Nicaragua holds first free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63%
2018 – Camila Cabello wins four awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Bilbao, Janet Jackson accepts the Global Icon award
Famous Birthdays
1904 – Walter Bauer, German Canadian writer, born in Merseburg (d. 1976)
1956 – James Honeyman-Scott, British rock guitarist (The Pretenders – “Brass in Pocket”), born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England (d. 1982)
1960 – Kathy Griffin, American comedienne (Suddenly Susan, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List), born in Chicago, Illinois
1974 – Kaws [Brian Donnelly], American artist and designer, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1985 – Marcell Jansen, German soccer left-back (45 caps; Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV), born in Mönchengladbach, Germany
Famous Deaths
1411 – Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxonia (b. 1384)
1698 – Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist, dies at 73
1986 – Kurt Hirsch, German mathematician (b. 1906)
2008 – Juan Camilo Mouriño, Mexican politician (Secretary of the Interior, January-November, 2008), dies in a Mexico City plane crash at 37
2015 – Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (E.T.), dies of cancer at 65