Historical Events
1811 – Louisiana slave revolt by Charles Deslondes at German Coast
1877 – Crazy Horse and his Sioux warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory).
1947 – General George Marshall becomes US Secretary of State
1949 – “My Romance” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 95 performances
1982 – Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville, Tennessee
1995 – Philadelphia Phillies 12-time All Star third baseman Mike Schmidt is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Famous Birthdays
1814 – Johannes Kneppelhout, Dutch writer, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1885)
1917 – Peter Taylor, American novelist, born in Trenton, Tennessee (d. 1994)
1936 – Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-born British scientist, born in Sydney, Australia
1937 – Robert Moran, American composer (Trinity Requiem), born in Denver, Colorado
1964 – Marc Quinn, English artist (Alison Lapper Pregnant), born in London, England
1985 – Sam Levison, American actor and filmmaker (created TV show Euphoria)
Famous Deaths
1934 – Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies
1944 – William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)
1972 – Kenneth Patchen, American writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60
1986 – Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84
2010 – Tony Halme, Finnish boxer and politician (b. 1963)
2014 – Ben Garrido Blaz, American politician (Rep-R-Guam, 1985-93), dies at 85