Historical Events
1814 – Pope Pius VII reinstates the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
1908 – The first train to travel the length of New Zealand’s North Island ‘main trunk line’, leaves Wellington
1914 – Russia invades East Prussia
1944 – US 3rd Army reaches suburbs of Brest, Brittany
2010 – Hampered by a back injury Indian cricket batsman VVS Laxman scores a brave, unbeaten 103 to guide India to a 5 wicket win v Sri Lanka in Colombo; draw series
2015 – US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump says in a CNN interview that news anchor Mergyn Kelly had “blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever”
Famous Birthdays
1897 – Franz J Weinrich, [Heinrich Lerse], German writer (Himmlisches)
1926 – Stan Freberg, American satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice (Bertie), born in Los Angeles, California
1926 – Amo Houghton, American politician (Rep-R-New York), born in Corning, New York
1939 – Verna Bloom, American actress (After Hours, Badge 373), born in Lynn, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
1963 – Harold Perrineau Jr., American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York
1971 – Dominic Cork, British cricketer (England all-rounder Hat-trick v WI 1995), born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Famous Deaths
1106 – Henry IV, Roman German king and Emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54
1821 – Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV (1820-21), dies at 53
1938 – Konstantin S Stanislavski, Russian director (S Method), dies at 75
1987 – Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (1957-60), dies at 90
1994 – Larry Martyn, comedy actor (b. 1934)
1997 – Douglas Gray, Scottish record and film producer, dies at 74