Historical Events
1819 – Thomas Blanchard patents lathe
1876 – Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina
1899 – US minister of Foreign affairs John Hay publishes his “Open Through Note”
1954 – US plane shot down above Siberia
1971 – Jerry Lewis’ 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $8,125,387
1986 – Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
Famous Birthdays
1633 – Sebastian Knupfer, German composer, born in Aš, Czech Republic (d. 1676)
1900 – Julien Green, American-French writer (Frere Francois), born in Paris (d. 1998)
1901 – John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, born in NYC, New York (d. 1995)
1906 – John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, born in Amsterdam (d. 1978)
1947 – Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach, born in Aldershot, England
1981 – Mark Teahen, American-Canadian baseball player, born in Redlands, California
Famous Deaths
957 – Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
1962 – Hanns Eisler, Austrian composer (East German National Anthem), dies at 64
1970 – Gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies
1978 – Tom Wilson, American record producer (Sun Ra; Bob Dylan; Simon and Garfunkel; Mothers of Invention; Velvet Underground), dies of a heart attack at 47
2007 – Alex, African Grey parrot “student” of Dr. Irene Pepperberg (b. 1976)
2020 – Mike Sexton, American poker player (World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions 2006; Poker Hall of Fame) and commentator (WPT), dies from prostate cancer at 72