Historical Events
1939 – Glamour magazine begins publishing
1945 – Yugoslavia government of Josep Broz Tito forms
1959 – “Bells Are Ringing” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 925 performances
1998 – 19th Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament: Connecticut beats Syracuse, 69-64
2024 – Sweden officially joins NATO as the alliance’s 32nd member, abandoning its 200-year policy of neutrality
Famous Birthdays
1556 – Guillaume du Vair, French writer and thinker, born in Paris (d. 1621)
1844 – Anthony Comstock, American anti-vice crusader and philatelist, born in New Canaan, Connecticut (d. 1915)
1942 – Paul Preuss, American sci-fi author (Medusa Encounter, Starfire), born in Albany, Georgia
1960 – Ivan Lendl, Czech-American tennis player (world #1 270 weeks; 8 x Grand Slam singles title winner; 5 x Tour Finals, 2 x WCT Finals), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic
1967 – Randel “Randy” Guss, American musician and drummer (Toad the Wet Sprocket), born in Detroit, Michigan
Famous Deaths
1810 – Albertus Henricus Wiese, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, dies at about 48
1891 – Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian philologist, dies at 77
1964 – Franz Alexander, Hungarian-American pioneering psychoanalyst (pioneered psychosomatic medicine), dies at 73
1991 – Greta Schoon, German poet, and kindergarten teacher, dies at 81
2002 – Abdul Mati [Matias Klarwein], French artist known for his works used on music album covers (Santana’s Abraxus; Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew; Osibisa’s Heads; Jon Hassel’s Dream Theory), dies at 69