Historical Events
1862 – Theodore R. Timby is granted a US patent for discharging guns in a revolving turret, using electricity
1947 – Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico
1950 – General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief of UN forces in Korea
1963 – US bans all monetary transactions with Cuba
1990 – Brewers beat Angels 20-7, including 13 in 5th inning
1994 – St Maarten “Godfather” Claude Wathey sentenced to 1½ years
Famous Birthdays
1819 – Vatroslav Lisinski, composer
1898 – Melville Ruick, American actor (Sun Valley Serenade, City Hospital), born in Boise, Idaho (d. 1972)
1919 – Walter Scheel, German politician, West German Foreign Minister and President, born in Solingen (d. 2016)
1969 – Sugizo [Yasuhiro Sugihara], Japanese guitarist and singer, born in Hadano, Kanagawa
1970 – Lisa Powell, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1983 – Jaroslav Janiš, Czech racing car driver
Famous Deaths
1496 – Benedetto Bonfiglio, Italian painter, dies
1870 – John D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79
1941 – Philippe Gaubert, French musician and composer, dies at 62
1971 – Charlie Shavers, American jazz trumpet player, dies at 50
1979 – Robert B. Woodward, American organic chemist (Nobel 1965), dies at 62
2016 – William H. McNeill, Canadian-born historian (Rise of the West), dies at 98