Historical Events
715 - St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1973 - "Smith" opens at Eden Theater, NYC: runs for 17 performances
1976 - Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
1990 - "Elvis" TV Drama about early life of Elvis Presley last airs on ABC
1993 - Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellin Colombia, kills 132
2021 - BBC investigation finds their 1995 Princess Dianna interview was secured through 'deceitful behavior' by journalist Martin Bashir
Famous Birthdays
1771 - Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German literary hostess, born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1833)
1925 - Guy Provost, French Canadian actor (d. 2004)
1930 - Hans Kox, Dutch composer (Dorian Gray; Symphony No. 4 - "Tasmanian"), and educator, born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 2019)
1939 - Tomasz Sikorski, Polish minimalist composer (Solitude of Sounds), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1988)
1951 - Dick Slater, American professional wrestler
1983 - Jessica Fox, British actress
Famous Deaths
1795 - Josiah Bartlett, American physician and statesman (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 65
1845 - Maria EJ Versfelt, mistress of general Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at 68
1898 - William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Liberal: 1868-74, 1880-86, 1892-94), dies of heart failure at 88
1903 - Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricket batsman (23 Tests [7 captain]; 1277 runs @ 35 47; Nottinghamshire), dies at 47
1904 - Auguste Molinier, French historian (b. 1851)
1994 - Henry Morgan, American comedian and TV panelist (I've Got a Secret, Arena), dies of cancer at 74
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