Historical Events
695 – Maya King Jasaw Chan K’awill I of Tikal defeats Yich’aak K’ahk’ (‘Claw of Fire’), his long-standing rival and king of Calakmul
1815 – US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli
1951 – The National Museum of Racing opens in Congress Park at Saratoga Springs, N.Y
1966 – US citizens demonstrate against war in Vietnam
1982 – Three ANC members are sentenced to death in South Africa
2015 – Eqyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurates the Suez Canal Expansion at a ceremony in Ismaïlia
Famous Birthdays
1908 – William “Will” Lee, American actor (They Live by Night, Melody Lane), born in New York City (d. 1982)
1938 – Igor Mikhailovich Luchenok, Belarusian composer and teacher, born in Minsk, Belarus (d. 2018)
1955 – Gordon J. Brand, English golfer (British Open 1986 runner-up), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2020)
1966 – Regina Carter, American jazz and classical violinist, and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan
1981 – Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer (Hamilton), born in New York City
1995 – Amy Forsyth, Canadian actress (The Gilded Age, CODA), born in Ontario
Famous Deaths
1414 – King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)
1965 – Nancy Carroll, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60
1969 – Theodor W. Adorno, German philosopher and sociologist (Dialectic of Enlightenment, Negative Dialectics), dies at 65
1979 – Kurt Kaszner [Serwicher], Austrian actor (Kiss Me Kate, Lili, Casino Royale), dies of cancer at 65
2009 – Willibrordus S. Rendra, Indonesian poet (Ballad orang-orang tertjina), dies at 73
2012 – Sir Bernard Lovell, English radio astronomer, dies at 98