Historical Events
1663 – Battle at Amegical: English and Portuguese fleet beats Spanish
1916 – Battle of Verdun: Germans capture Fort Vaux after several days of intense fighting
1969 – Brian Jones is asked to leave the Rolling Stones
1969 – Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
1974 – Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group “Yes”
1982 – 36th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
Famous Birthdays
1757 – Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1824)
1918 – John D. Roberts, American chemist, received American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (2013), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
1930 – Dana Wynter, German-English actress (Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2011)
1950 – Elmar Oliveira, American violinist (Naumburg 1978), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
1962 – Kristine W [Weitz], American musician ranked by Billboard as the 8th Greatest Dance Artist of all-time (The Advocate), born in Pasco, Washington
1971 – Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers (Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills)
Famous Deaths
1383 – Thomas de Ros, 5th Baron de Ros, English Crusader (b. 1338)
1661 – John Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 39
1768 – Johann Winckelmann, German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art), dies at 50
1876 – George Sand [Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant], French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71
1980 – Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900)
1992 – William McGowan, entrepreneur (MCI), dies at 64