Historical Events
1705 – George Frideric Handel’s 1st opera “Almira” premieres in Hamburg
1917 – Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy
1935 – Spectrophotometer patented, AC Hardy
1974 – E Wilson Jr’s musical “Let My People Come” premieres in NYC
1995 – 15th United Negro College Fund raises $12,200,000
2013 – 2,130 prisoners held by the Syrian government are exchanged for 48 Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels
Famous Birthdays
1786 – Nicholas Biddle, American financier, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1844)
1873 – Elena of Montenegro, queen of Italy (d. 1956)
1941 – Boris Vallejo, Peruvian illustrator, born in Lima, Peru
1943 – Lee Jackson, English bass guitarist and singer-songwriter (Nice), born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1963 – Hiromi Kobayashi, Japanese golfer (3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Iwaki, Fukushima
1979 – Sequoyah, chimpanzee (son of Washoe)
Famous Deaths
1567 – Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37
1789 – Jack Broughton, English boxer (published first boxing code), dies at 85
1880 – Emperor Norton [Joshua Abraham Norton], British born self proclaimed “Norton I, Emperor of the United States”, dies at 60
1979 – Sara Carter, American country musician, songwriter and vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 81
2006 – Tony Banks, British politician (b. 1943)
2019 – Patricia McBride Lousada, American ballerina (NYC Ballet Co) and cookbook author, dies at 89