Historical Events
1701 – William Penn presents Charter of Privileges, guaranteed religious freedom for the colony in Pennsylvania
1923 – Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party stage “Beer Hall Putsch” in Munich, Germany
1932 – Amidst the Great Depression, Democrat candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President of the United States, defeating Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover
1964 – KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting
1978 – Tom Stoppard’s play “Night and Day” premieres in London
2022 – Kathy Hochul becomes the first elected female Governor of New York, continuing in the role she held since replacing Andrew Cuomo mid-term
Famous Birthdays
30 – Nerva, Roman Emperor (96-98), born in Narni, Italy (d. 98)
1927 – Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., American magazine publisher (Parade, Vogue, Vanity Fair), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
1941 – Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress (The Liver Birds; The District Nurse), born in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales
1958 – Terry Lee Miall, British rock drummer (Adam and The Ants), born in London, England
1978 – Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer, born in Leiden, Netherlands
1982 – Sam Sparro [Falson], Australian producer, singer, songwriter (Boombox Eternal), and former child actor, born in Sydney
Famous Deaths
1111 – Otto II, Count of Habsburg, one of the founders of the Habsburg family, murdered
1600 – Natsuka Masaie, Japanese warlord (b. 1562)
1638 – Johann H. Alsted, German theologist and philosopher, dies at 50
1920 – Salomon Anski, Russian-Polish yiddish author (Dibboek), dies at 57
1933 – Mohammed Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1929-33), assassinated at 50 by Abdul Khaliq during a graduation ceremony at a high school in Kabul
1969 – Kam Tong, Chinese American actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song), dies at 62