Historical Events
1789 – French Estates-General meets for the first time since 1614 at Versailles, summoned King Louis XVI
1925 – Afrikaans is established as an official language in South Africa.
1941 – First modern perfume Chanel No. 5 released by fashion designer Coco Chanel
1956 – World championships of judo are 1st held in Tokyo
1957 – Adolf Scharf elected president of Austria
1984 – NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 2
Famous Birthdays
1945 – Kurtis “Kurt” Loder, American film critic, TV personality and columnist (Rolling Stone, New York, Time), born in Ocean City, New Jersey
1957 – Lisa Eilbacher, Saudi-American actress (Beverly Hills Cop), born in Dharan, Saudi Arabia
1962 – Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter (Mine, Mine, Mine), born in Defiance, Ohio
1981 – Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian-Lebanese supermodel, born in Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil
1988 – Adele [Adele Laurie Blue Adkins], English singer (Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You), born in Tottenham, London
1988 – Jessica Dubroff, American aviator (attempting to become the youngest person to fly a light utility aircraft across the United States), born in Falmouth, Massachusetts (d. 1996)
Famous Deaths
1316 – Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, youngest daughter of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile, dies at 33
1705 – Leopold I von Hapsburg, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64
1811 – Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. 1734)
1972 – [Reverend] Gary Davis, American blues and folk guitarist (A Little More Faith), dies of a heart attack at 76
1976 – Thomas Burnett Swann, American sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47
1994 – Hein Salomonson, architect, dies at about 83