Historical Events
1668 – Mass society storms palace of “heretics” Spanish governor Jose de Paternina
1824 – Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica
1976 – Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on cricket debut New Zealand v Pakistan Javed 1st wkt
1978 – John Kander and Fred Ebb’s musical “Ballroom” premieres in NYC
1988 – 9th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 25-12
2016 – Second US Presidential debate: Hostile confrontation between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at Washington University, St. Louis
Famous Birthdays
1823 – Mary Ann Shadd Cary, American-Canadian publisher and anti-slavery campaigner, 1st African American newspaper publisher (‘Provincial Freeman’), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1893)
1856 – Sylvain Dupuis, Belgian conductor, composer, and music educator (Le Chant de la Création), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1931)
1939 – Pierre Mertens, French-Belgian writer (Lettres Clandestines), born in Brussels, Belgium
1954 – Scott Bakula, American actor (Quantum Leap, Gung Ho, Murphy Brown), born in St Louis, Missouri
1973 – A. J. Ofodile, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Detroit, Michigan
1982 – António Mendonça, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
Famous Deaths
1960 – Howard Glenn, NY Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day’s game
1987 – Clare Boothe Luce, American politician and U.S. ambassador to Italy, dies at 84
1997 – Arthur Tracy, American radio personality (The Street Singer), dies at 98
1998 – Ian Johnson, Australian cricket spin bowler and captain (45 Tests; 109 wickets), dies at 80
2012 – Theo Olof, German-Dutch violinist and concert master, dies at 88
2017 – Jean Rochefort, French actor (Man on the Train, The Artist and the Model), dies at 87