Historical Events
1394 - Ekiho exorcised the Zen temple and its surroundings of an old badger
1900 - Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah
1926 - Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige (19) debuts in the Negro Southern League for Chattanooga
1939 - Pulitzer Prize awarded to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Yearling)
1993 - Bomb attack on Sri Lankan president (26 die)
2010 - Canadian singer Bryan Adams is given the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts
Famous Birthdays
1900 - Ignazio Silone, Italian novelist (Fontamara, Pane e vino), born in Pescina, Italy (d. 1978)
1924 - Dennis Main-Wilson, British TV and radio producer (Marty, Till Death Us Do Part), born in Dulwich, London (d. 1997)
1927 - Billy Byers, American jazz trombonist and arranger, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1996)
1937 - Bo Nilsson, Swedish composer (Doppelspiel), born in Skellefteå (d. 2018)
1939 - Judy Collins, singer (Send in the Clowns, Clouds), born in Seattle, Washington
1982 - Jamie Dornan, Irish actor (Fifty Shades of Grey), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Famous Deaths
1572 - Pius V [Antonio Ghislieri], Italian Pope (1566-72) who excommunicated Elizabeth I of England and arranged the formation of the Holy League (Battle of Lepanto), dies at 68
1772 - Gottfried Achenwall, German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52
1913 - John Barclay Armstrong, Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal (b. 1850)
1957 - Grant Mitchell, American actor (Great Lie, Laura, Cairo, Conflict), dies at 82
2017 - Sam Mele, American MLB outfielder/manager (Minnesota Twins record 102 wins 1965), dies at 95
2021 - Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American stage and screen, Obie, Oscar, and Golden Globe award-winning actress (Man Equals Man; Moonstruck; Steel Magnolias), dies at 89
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