Historical Events
1757 – Failed assassination attempt on French King Louis XV by Damiens
1929 – Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia
1943 – Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II
1976 – In retaliation for the Reavey and O’Dowd killings, the South Armagh Republican Action Force shoot dead 10 Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus in County Armagh
1981 – Late night television news program “Nightline” with Ted Koppel extended from 20 mins to 30 mins
2018 – Kitwe in Zambia bans shaking hands and the sale of fresh food in attempt to prevent a cholera outbreak
Famous Birthdays
1892 – Anne Morrison Chapin, American playwright, actress, (The Wild Westcotts), and screenwriter (The Sailor Takes A Wife), born in Shoals, Indiana (d. 1967)
1932 – Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and author (Name of the Rose), born in Alessandria, Piedmont (d. 2016)
1942 – Dany Sava [Danielle Savalle], French actress (Moon Pilot), born in Paris, France
1965 – Vinnie Jones, English-born Welsh footballer and actor, born in Watford, United Kingdom
1985 – Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor, born in Burnaby, Canada (d. 2001)
1986 – Deepika Padukone, Indian model, actress, and activist (Om Shanti Om, Cocktail, Piki), born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Famous Deaths
1713 – Jean Chardin, French explorer (Middle East and India), dies at 69
1960 – Pavel Parenago, Soviet scientist and astronomer (stellar astronomy) dies at 53
1976 – Mal Evans, British Beatles roadie and personal assistant, dies in a confrontation with police at his Los Angeles home at 40
1981 – Guy Paquinet, French jazz trombonist, and bandleader, dies at 77
2010 – Kenneth Noland, American Color Field painter, dies of kidney cancer at 85
2019 – Eric Haydock [Haddock], British rock bassist (The Hollies, 1962-66 – “”Look Through Any Window”), dies at 75