Historical Events
1862 - Battle of Kernstown Virginia, Jackson begins his Valley Campaign
1933 - Kroll Opera in Berlin opens
1945 - British 7th Black Watch crosses the Rhine into Germany
1962 - William DeWitt buys Cincinnati Reds for $4,625,000
1970 - "Hello Darlin'" single released by Conway Twitty (Billboard Song of the Year, 1970)
2013 - 20 people are killed and 200 are injured by a tornado in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh
Famous Birthdays
1921 - Donald Campbell, English boat and land racer (world land and water records 1964; only person to complete in same year), born in Kingston upon Thames, England (d. 1967)
1939 - Bert Berdis, American comedian (Tim Conway Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1952 - Rex Tillerson, American businessman (ExxonMobil) and US Secretary of State (2017-18), born in Wichita Falls, Texas
1971 - Abe Laboriel, Jr, American session and touring drummer, and vocalist (Paul McCartney; k.d. lang; Sting), born in Los Angeles, California
1979 - Donncha O'Callaghan, Irish rugby player
1979 - Misty Hyman, American swimmer
Famous Deaths
1821 - Bernhard Anselm Weber, German pianist, conductor and composer, dies at 56
1957 - Patrick Abercrombie, English architect and town planner, dies at 77
1983 - Barney Clark, 1st artificial heart recipient, dies after 112 days at 62
1993 - Tim Crews, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies from injuries from a boating under the influence of alcohol accident at 31
2001 - Rowland Evans, American news reporter (CNN-Evans and Novak), dies at 79
2002 - Eileen Farrell, American soprano (I Got A Right To Sing The Blues; Metropolitan Opera, 1960-66) and film voice (Interrupted Melody), dies at 82
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