Historical Events
68 – Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditos to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
1860 – 1st US “dime novel” published: “Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter,” by Mrs Ann Stevens
1943 – “Pay-as-you-go” (withholding) US income tax deductions authorized
1967 – Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
1984 – 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2
2001 – 133rd Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Point Given wins in 2:26.80
Famous Birthdays
1918 – Rob de Vries, actor and director (Ciske de Rat, Silent Raid), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1969)
1925 – Keith Laumer [Anthony LeBaron], American sci-fi author (Retief’s War), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1993)
1929 – Robert Badham, American politician (Rep-R-CA, 1977-89), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2005)
1934 – Paul Karolyi, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 2015)
1971 – Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
1986 – Kary Ng, Hong Kong singer and actress
Famous Deaths
1954 – Alain LeRoy Locke, African-American writer and philosopher “Father of the Harlem Renaissance”, dies at 68
1961 – Camille Guérin, French scientist (b. 1872)
1967 – Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer, dies at 64
1976 – Paul Rodenko, Dutch poet and writer (Never Marry a Witch), dies at 55
1992 – Clarence Miller, blues/jazz vocalist, dies at 69 of a heart attack
1998 – Lois Mailou Jones, American painter (Peasants on Parade), dies at 92