Historical Events
1716 – French transport the 1st African slaves to Louisiana
1882 – Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay, India) drowns 100,000 (disputed event)
1975 – Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established
1983 – Li Xiannian becomes President of the People’s Republic of China and Deng Xiaoping the supreme commander
1992 – 124th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard AP Indy wins in 2:26
2017 – Korean singer T.O.P is rushed to hospital after a suspected overdose while serving mandatory military service
Famous Birthdays
1819 – William Howard Glover, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1875)
1896 – Henry Allingham, British supercentenarian and World War I veteran, born in Clapton, London (d. 2009)
1909 – Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-British philosopher, born in Riga, Latvia, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
1919 – Charles Pringle, British air marshal, born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2012)
1963 – Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998)
1967 – Paul Giamatti, American actor
Famous Deaths
1891 – John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73 and 1878-91), dies of a stroke at 76
1994 – Willie Humphrey, American jazz clarinetist, dies at 93
1996 – Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer, dies at 70
2002 – Robbin Crosby, American heavy metal rock guitarist and vocalist (Ratt-Round and Round), dies at 42
2003 – Ken Grimwood, American writer (b. 1944)
2013 – Tom Sharpe, British satirist and author, dies from complications from diabetes at 85