Historical Events
1831 - Quebec and Montreal incorporated
1949 - Newfoundland becomes Canada's 10th province
1997 - "Daytime to Remember" a series showing old soaps premieres on ABC-TV
2003 - Cincinnati Reds open their new home, The Great American Ball Park, with a 10-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates; former President George H. W. Bush throws first ceremonial pitch
2019 - Elton John joins George Clooney's call to boycott hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei after Brunei plans new anti-gay laws to make homosexual sex punishable by death
2021 - Paul Simon sells his entire songwriting catalog of over 400 songs to Sony Music Publishing for an undisclosed sum
Famous Birthdays
1519 - Henry II, King of France (1547-59), born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris (d. 1559)
1839 - Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)
1840 - Benjamin Baker, English civil engineer who designed the bridge over the Firth of Forth, Scotland and the London underground, born in Frome, England (d. 1907)
1887 - Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer
1935 - Herb Alpert, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Tijuana Brass - "This Guy's In Love With You"), and record executive (A and M), born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California
1936 - Bob Pulford, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing, coach (coach: LA Kings, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Newton Robinson, Ontario
Famous Deaths
1631 - John Donne, Metaphysical poet, dies (birth date unknown)
1880 - Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violinist and composer (Souv de Moscou), dies at 44
1898 - Edward Noyes Westcott, US attorney/writer (David Harum), dies
1988 - William McMahon, 20th Prime Minister of Australia (Liberal: 1971-72), dies in his sleep at 80
1993 - Jose Maria Lemus, president of El Salvador (1956-60), dies
1998 - Bella Abzug "Battling Bella", American politician, feminist and activist (Rep-D-NY, 1970-74), dies at 77
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