Historical Events
1855 – British government of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston forms
1862 – General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee
1904 – Japan notifies Russia that in view of Russia’s delaying tactics and provocative military action, Japan is ending negotiations and recalling its members from Moscow
1926 – NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates
1969 – Jerry Herman’s “Dear World” opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 132 performances
1971 – Bernard Watt (28), a Catholic civilian, is shot and killed by the British Army (BA) during street disturbances in Ardoyne, Belfast
Famous Birthdays
1838 – Yisrael Meir Kagan [Chofetz Chayim], Belarusian rabbi, born in Dzyatlava, Belarus (d. 1933)
1866 – Karl Sapper, German traveller and natural historian (d. 1945)
1889 – Karel Wellens, Flemish painter, born in Lummen, Belgium (d. 1958)
1964 – Gordon Downie, Canadian rock singer-songwriter and musician (The Tragically Hip), born in Amherstview, Ontario (d. 2017)
1981 – Calum Best, American model, born in San Jose, California
1983 – S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer, born in Kothamangalam, India
Famous Deaths
1612 – Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown)
1793 – Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and librettist (Belisario, Servant of Two Masters), dies at 85
1855 – Josef Munzinger, Swiss Federal Councilor, dies at 63
1965 – Jack Wagner, American actor (The Razor’s Edge, Under Two Flags, Jive Junction), dies from a heart attack at 68
1985 – Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53
1993 – Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (3 Grand Slam singles titles), dies of AIDS related pneumonia at 49