Historical Events
1896 – Georges Feydeau’s “Le Dindon” premieres in Paris
1972 – Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame
1973 – Jean Kerrs “Finishing Touches” premieres in NYC
1983 – Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
1990 – “60 Minutes” commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine
1993 – Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die
Famous Birthdays
1828 – Antonio Cagnoni, Italian composer, born in Godiasco (d. 1896)
1877 – Helen Homans, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1906), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 1949)
1906 – Chester F. Carlson, American inventor (photocopy), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1968)
1930 – Manuel Castillo, Andalusian classical pianist and composer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 2005)
1966 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
1983 – Jim Verraros, American pop singer (American Idol, 2002), born in Mount Prospect, Illinois
Famous Deaths
1611 – Jan Huygen van Linschoten, Dutch traveller and writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies (B. 1653)
1650 – John Adriaensz, Dutch hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
1909 – Edouard Silas, Dutch composer, dies at 80
1975 – Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1886)
1979 – Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov, Russian poet and writer (against Pasternak), dies at 82
1994 – Raymond Scott, American composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85