Historical Events
1945 – USA, UK, USSR, France declare supreme authority over Germany
1953 – Denmark adopts a new constitution
1953 – US Senate rejects China People’s Republic membership to UN
1959 – Bob Dylan graduates from Hibbing High School in Minnesota
1963 – Dutch Princess Marijke changes her name to Christina
2014 – MLB Draft: Cathedral Catholic HS (CA) pitcher Brady Aiken first pick by Houston Astros
Famous Birthdays
1665 – Nicolas Bernier, French composer, born in Mantes-sur-Seine (d. 1734)
1908 – Jack Jacob, British senior master (British Supreme Court), born in Shanghai (d. 2000)
1943 – Matthew Lesko, American author, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1950 – Ronnie Dyson, American stage actor (Hair – “Aquarius”; Salvation), and soul singer (“(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can’t I Touch You?”; “I Don’t Wanna Cry”), born in Washington, DC (d. 1990)
1959 – Michael Winans, American gospel singer (Winans), born in Detroit, Michigan
1995 – Troye Sivan [Mellet], South African–born Australian pop singer-songwriter (Bloom), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Famous Deaths
1816 – Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Serva Padrona), dies at 76
1953 – Roland Young, English American actor (David Copperfield, Irene, Dulcy), dies at 65
1984 – Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indies Sikh leader
1990 – Jan Zeldenrust, Dutch pathologist and anatomist, dies at 83
1992 – Max Lerner, American writer/columnist (NY Post), dies at 88
2002 – Curtis Amy, American jazz musician (Way Down), dies at 72