Historical Events
1553 – City of Lichfield, England, founded
1953 – “Carnival in Flanders” opens at New Century Theater NY for 6 performances
1968 – France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
1973 – Hank Aaron sets record of most HRs in 1 league (709)
2015 – Comedian Stephen Colbert debuts as the new host of CBS’s “The Late Show”
2015 – Pope Francis announces moves to streamline the annulment process within the Catholic Church
Famous Birthdays
1857 – Ida Henrietta Hyde, American physiologist who invented the micro-electrode and the first woman allowed to do research at Harvard Medical School and to be elected to the American Physiology Society, born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1945)
1912 – Leo Cherne, American economist and commentator (All Star News), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1946 – Dean Daughtry, American rock keyboardist (Atlanta Rhythm Section), born in Kinston, Alabama
1959 – Daler Nazarov, Tajik composer and actor, born in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR
1972 – Phil Laak, Irish-American professional poker player, born in Dublin
1975 – John Thomas, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Famous Deaths
1637 – Robert Fludd, composer, dies at 63
1871 – Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57
1955 – John de Young, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69
1969 – Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and writer, dies at 100
1980 – Bruce Dooland, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests; Nottinghamshire; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1955), dies at 56
1993 – Zaki Naguib Mahmoud, Egyptian philosopher/author/diplomat, dies at 88