Historical Events
1874 – First cartoon depicting an elephant as the Republican Party symbol is published by Thomas Nast
1921 – Ed Wynn’s musical revue “The Perfect Fool” premieres in NYC
1941 – British air attacks on Berlin, Mannheim and Ruhrgebied
1954 – US spy plane shot down North of Japan
2021 – Kyle Larson holds off Martin Truex Jr in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway to earn his 10th win of the season and claim his first Cup Series championship
Famous Birthdays
1856 – Semyon Alapin, Russian chess master, born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 1923)
1906 – Margaret Lambert, British historian (Saar), born in Devon, England (d. 1995)
1922 – Al Hirt, jazz trumpeter (Greatest Horn in the World), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1999)
1939 – Dudu, Brazilian soccer midfielder (13 caps; Palmeiras 134 games) and manager (Palmeiras), born in Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2024)
1943 – Michael Spence, Canadian-American economist (Nobel 2001 – dynamics of information flows and market development), born in Montclair, New Jersey
Famous Deaths
1560 – Peter Lotichius Secundus [Peter Lotz], Neo latin poet (Opera omnia), dies at 32
1581 – Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar
1974 – Sandra Rivett, English nanny to John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, allegedly bludgeoned to death by Mr Lucan at 29 before he mysteriously disappeared
1981 – Will Durant, American author and historian (The Story of Philosophy, The Story of Civilization), dies at 96
1982 – Salvador Contreras, Mexican composer (Grupo de los cuatro), dies at 71