Historical Events
1895 – Henry James’ play “Guy Domville” opens in London
1911 – Portuguese expel Jesuits
1927 – Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox
1967 – KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) begins
1991 – “Oh, Kay!” closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 77 performances
1992 – “6 Degrees of Separation” closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC after 496 performances
Famous Birthdays
1901 – Henri Honoré d’Estienne d’Orves, French officer/resistance fighter, born in Verrières-le-Buisson, France (d. 1941)
1928 – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, 4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan, born in Ratodero Taluka, Pakistan (d. 1979)
1931 – Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, born in Loučná nad Desnou, Czech Republic
1947 – Mike DeWine, American politician, senator-R-Ohio (1995-2007), Governor of Ohio (2019-), born in Springfield, Ohio
1949 – George Brown, American rock drummer (Kool and the Gang-Celebration), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1962 – Danny Jackson, American baseball pitcher (Royals/Phillies/Cardinals), born in San Antonio, Texas
Famous Deaths
1856 – Pierre J David [David d’Angers], French sculptor, dies at 67
1888 – Henri Herz, Austrian composer, dies at a day before his 85th birthday
1979 – Charles Mingus, American jazz bassist (Pithecanthropus Erectus), dies at 56
1981 – Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher (b. 1901)
1987 – Margaret Laurence, Canadian author (The Stone Angel), dies at 60
1993 – Henk Knol, Suriname MP (PvdA), dies at 61