Historical Events
1855 – Clipper “Guiding Star” disappears in Atlantic, 480 dead
1937 – Italian regime bans marriages between Italians and Abyssinians
1970 – Constitution of Singapore enacted
1989 – Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1990 – Boston Celtics worst ever (6 pts in 2nd vs NJ Nets) and lose 87-78
1998 – Anatoly Karpov defeats Viswanathan Anand to retain chess title
Famous Birthdays
1867 – Jacques Urlus, Dutch tenor (Opera of Leipzig, Song of the Earth)
1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1993)
1967 – Jamie Huscroft, Canadian NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames), born in Creston, British Columbia
1971 – MF Doom [Daniel Dumile], American hip hop artist, born in London, United Kingdom
1974 – Jamain Stephens, American NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Lumberton, North Carolina
1976 – Todd Grisham, American professional wrestling interviewer, born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Famous Deaths
1907 – Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, Queen of Hanover, dies at 88
1911 – Edvard Rusjan, Slovene flight pioneer (b. 1886)
1969 – Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86
1971 – Giannis Christou, Greek composer (b. 1926)
1991 – Chris Baay, Dutch actor (Tomorrow It Will Be Better, Klatergoud, Surprise Raid), dies at 86
2017 – Zygmunt Bauman, Polish-born sociologist (Modernity and the Holocaust), dies at 91