Historical Events
1774 – John Hancock delivers the fourth annual Massacre Day oration, a commemoration of the Boston Massacre, and denounces the presence of British troops in Boston, enhancing Hancock’s stature as a leading Patriot
1784 – Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, is named President of the Board of Trade.
1928 – Karl Zuckmayer’s “Der Hauptmann von Köpenick” premieres in Berlin
1966 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1974 – Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot
1982 – Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus sends back data
Famous Birthdays
1871 – Rosa Luxemburg, Polish-German Marxist revolutionary and founder of the Spartacus League, born in Zamość, Poland (d. 1919)
1893 – Emmett J. Culligan, American entrepreneur (founder of water treatment organization Culligan Inc.), born in Yankton, South Dakota (d. 1970)
1934 – James B Sikking, American actor (Hill Street Blues – “Lt. Howard Hunter”; Star Trek 3; Doogie Howser), born in Los Angeles, California
1939 – Norman Seeff, South African-American photographer, filmmaker, and album cover artist (Joni Mitchell; Captain and Tenille; Fleetwood Mac), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1948 – Jacques Kloes, Dutch rock singer (Dizzy Man’s Band – “The Show”; “Matter of Facts”), born in Heemskerk, Holland (d. 2015)
1961 – Dan Stuart, American singer-songwriter (Green on Red), poet, and author (The Unfortunate Demise of Marlowe Billings), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1940 – Cai Yuanpei, Chinese educator (b. 1868)
1967 – Mischa Auer [Ounskowsky], Russian actor (My Man Godfrey), dies from a heart attack at 61
1967 – Georges Vanier, French Canadian soldier and 19th Governor General of Canada, dies at 78
1979 – Vicente Ascone, Italian composer, dies at 81
1984 – Harry Salter, orchestra leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85
2010 – Edgar Wayburn, American environmentalist awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1999, dies at 103