Historical Events
1804 – Georges Cadoudal, Breton royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon in the Pichegru Conspiracy, arrested
1861 – Us Confederate currency authorized – $50, $100, $500, $1,000
1936 – Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player
1947 – US Men’s Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button
1948 – Provisionary Indonesian government installed in Batavia
2013 – Bernard Hopkins defeats Tavoris Cloud to win IBF light heavyweight title
Famous Birthdays
1213 – Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader, born in Villaines-en-Duesmois, France (d. 1271)
1918 – Marguerite Chapman, American actress (The Seven Year Itch, Spy Smasher, Flight to Mars), born in Chatham, New York (d. 1999)
1937 – Bernard Landry, Premier of Quebec (2001-2003), born in Saint-Jacques, Quebec, Canada
1952 – William Kirby Cullen, American actor (How the West Was Won), born in Santa Ana, California
1979 – Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan-American actor (Scenes From a Marriage), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
1982 – Paul Ballard, English television presenter, born in Essex
Famous Deaths
1895 – Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian writer (Masochism), dies at 59
1941 – Carlos Pedrell, Uruguayan guitarist and composer, dies at 62
1994 – John Harrison, South African correspondent (BBC), dies at 48
1995 – Ruud van den Hende, Dutch sports reporter, dies at 63
2012 – Lord Wedderton of Charlton, British academic and politician, dies at 84
2021 – Roger Mudd, American Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and TV news anchor (CBS Weekend News; NBC Evening News; Meet The Press), dies of kidney failure at 93