Historical Events
1868 - Oscar Dunn becomes first African American to be elected a Lieutenant Governor, of Louisiana
1969 - Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins The Rolling Stones
1970 - Beatles' "Long and Winding Road" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks
1974 - Henry Aaron addresses House of Representatives
2010 - 64th Tony Awards: "Memphis" and "Red" (play) win
2019 - Kenyan MP Rashid Kassim arrested for slapping female MP Fatuma Gedi, following a walk out of parliament by female MPs after claiming male MPs joked "its slapping day"
Famous Birthdays
1773 - Thomas Young, British physician and physicist (light interference), born in Milverton, Somerset, England (d. 1829)
1824 - Julius Eichberg, German composer, born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1893)
1866 - Lambertus Zijl, Dutch sculptor (Trade scholarship), born in Kralingen, Netherlands (d. 1947)
1951 - Mike Weaver, American heavyweight boxer (WBA World Heavyweight Champion), born in Gatesville, Texas
1962 - Hannah Storm, American sports journalist (CNN, NBC), born in Oak Park, Illinois
1978 - Ethan Embry, American actor
Famous Deaths
1231 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint, dies at 35
1550 - Johann Spangenberg, German theologist and composer, dies at 66
1784 - Henry Middleton, American president of the Continental Congress (b. 1717)
1871 - Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (né Robert), French watchmaker and illusionist considered the father of modern magic, dies of pneumonia at 65
1982 - Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (Aussie all-rounder 1956-63), dies at 56
1984 - Marinus de Jong, Dutch composer, dies at 92
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