Historical Events
1811 – Venezuelan Declaration of Independence: 7 provinces declare themselves independent of Spain
1813 – War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin
1843 – Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country
1993 – Icelandic musician Björk releases her 1st solo album “Debut”
2018 – At least 24 killed in explosions at pyrotechnics workshops in Tultepec, Mexico
2020 – Florida reports a record 11,458 daily COVID-19 cases
Famous Birthdays
1882 – Inayat Khan, Indian singer, musicologist, and philosopher (founder of Sufi Order – London, 1914), born in Vadodra, Bombay State, British India (d. 1927)
1928 – Warren Oates, American actor (Dillinger, East of Eden, Stoney Burke), born in Depoy, Muhlenberg County (d. 1982)
1946 – Pierre-Marc Johnson, Québéc lawyer, physician and politician (24th Premier of Quebec), born in Montreal, Quebec
1964 – Mark H Lascells, grandson of English princess Mary
1980 – Jason Wade, American singer and musician (Lifehouse), born in Camarillo, California
1984 – Yu Yamada, Ryukyuan model, actress and singer, born in Okinawa, Japan
Famous Deaths
1773 – Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (b. 1719)
1833 – Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor (b. 1765)
1894 – Betty Paoli, writer, dies
1950 – Private Kenneth Shadrick becomes the first identified American soldier killed in the Korean War
1985 – Jack Robertson, South African cricket spinner (3 Tests v Aust 1935-36), dies
2005 – Shirley Goodman, American singer (b. 1936)