Historical Events
1301 – Edward of Caernarfon (later Edward II) becomes the first English Prince of Wales
1912 – 2nd Dutch 11 city skate (Coen de Koenig wins (11:40)
1943 – Shoe rationing begins in US (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942)
1964 – Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream
1974 – Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1985 – Marshall U’s Bruce Morris scores a basket from 92’5″
Famous Birthdays
1899 – Arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader (First Secretary of the Latvian SSR, CPSU Politburo member), born near Zālīte, Latvia (d. 1983)
1904 – Alison Leggatt, British character actress (Day of Triffids, Cows), born in Kensington, London (d. 1990)
1925 – Marius Constant, Romanian-born French composer and conductor (founded Ars Nova), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2004)
1931 – Gloria Talbott, American film and television actress, sometimes known as “the Scream Queen” for her work in B-movies, born in Glendale, California (d. 2000)
1960 – James Spader, American actor (Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin), born in NYC, New York
1968 – Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing (Washington Capitals)
Famous Deaths
1693 – Paul Pellisson, French writer, dies at 68
1994 – Richard Bissell, US under director of CIA (Pig’s Bay), dies at 84
2005 – Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934)
2012 – Phil Bruns, American actor and writer (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman – “George Shumway”), dies of natural causes at 80
2018 – Mickey Jones, American musician and actor (Home Improvement, Justified), dies at 76
2019 – Frank Robinson, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, manager (14 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1961; AL MVP 1966; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), dies of bone cancer at 83