Historical Events
1620 – After a month of delays off the English coast and about two months at sea, the Mayflower spots land (Cape Cod)
1963 – Tsurumi rail accident on Tōkaidō Main Line, two passenger trains collide with derailed freight train, killing 162 people. in Yokohama, Japan
1964 – Victor Borge’s “Comedy in Music – Opus 2” opens at John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 192 performances
1982 – Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the first time
2015 – “Reclining Nude” by Italian artist Modigliani fetches 2nd highest auction price at $170.4m
2020 – Peru’s Congress votes to impeach and oust President Martín Vizcarra on corruption charges
Famous Birthdays
1820 – Matthias de Vries, Dutch linguist (spelling), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1892)
1877 – Enrico De Nicola, Italian politician, 1st President of Italy (1948), born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1959)
1888 – Jean Monnet, French political economist and diplomat, born in Cognac, France (d. 1979)
1922 – Raymond Devos, Belgian-French humorist, born in Mouscron, Belgium (d. 2006)
1939 – Paul Cameron, American psychologist and sex researcher, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1948 – Michel Pagliaro, Canadian rock singer, born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Deaths
1809 – Paul Sandby, English cartographer and landscape painter, dies at about 78 [exact birthdate uncertain, c. 1731]
1968 – Jan Johansson, Swedish jazz pianist, dies at 37
1985 – Mary MacLaren, actress (Black Swan), dies at 85 of respiratory probs
1994 – Ralph Michael, British actor (Quest, Doctor in the House), dies at 87
2000 – Hugh Paddick, English actor (Round the Horne), dies at 85
2017 – Hans Vermeulen, Dutch singer and guitarist (Sandy Coast), dies at 70