Historical Events
1866 – Italy and Prussia ally against Austria-Hungary.
1924 – South African State pass the Industrial Conciliation Act No 11: provides for job reservation, excluded blacks from membership of registered trade unions, prohibited registration of black trade unions
1943 – Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Detroit Red Wings beat Boston Bruins, 2-0 for a 4-0 series sweep and their 3rd SC Championship
1967 – 12th Eurovision Song Contest: Sandie Shaw for United Kingdom wins singing “Puppet on a String” in Vienna
1991 – “I Hate Hamlet” opens at Walter Kerr Theater NYC for 88 performances
1995 – Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
Famous Birthdays
1908 – Neil Lawson, British high court judge
1928 – Leah Rabin, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (d. 2000)
1929 – Walter Berry, Austria singer/ex husband of Christa Ludwig
1943 – Carol Lavell, Fairfax Vt, equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1992, 96)
1973 – Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer
1979 – Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom, Sinergy, Kylähullut)
Famous Deaths
1857 – Mangal Pandey, Indian Sepoy (soldier) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (B.N.I.) regiment of the British East India Company, hanged at 29
1897 – George Garrett, English composer, dies at 62
1898 – William Polk Hardeman, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 81
1986 – Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer, dies at 18
1996 – Charles Donald Adams, singer, dies at 67
1996 – Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner, dies at 80