Historical Events
695 - Maya King Jasaw Chan K'awill I of Tikal defeats Yich'aak K'ahk' (‘Claw of Fire'), his long-standing rival and king of Calakmul
1815 - US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli
1951 - The National Museum of Racing opens in Congress Park at Saratoga Springs, N.Y
1966 - US citizens demonstrate against war in Vietnam
1982 - Three ANC members are sentenced to death in South Africa
2015 - Eqyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurates the Suez Canal Expansion at a ceremony in Ismaïlia
Famous Birthdays
1908 - William "Will" Lee, American actor (They Live by Night, Melody Lane), born in New York City (d. 1982)
1938 - Igor Mikhailovich Luchenok, Belarusian composer and teacher, born in Minsk, Belarus (d. 2018)
1955 - Gordon J. Brand, English golfer (British Open 1986 runner-up), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2020)
1966 - Regina Carter, American jazz and classical violinist, and composer, born in Detroit, Michigan
1981 - Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer (Hamilton), born in New York City
1995 - Amy Forsyth, Canadian actress (The Gilded Age, CODA), born in Ontario
Famous Deaths
1414 - King Ladislas of Naples (b. 1377)
1965 - Nancy Carroll, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 60
1969 - Theodor W. Adorno, German philosopher and sociologist (Dialectic of Enlightenment, Negative Dialectics), dies at 65
1979 - Kurt Kaszner [Serwicher], Austrian actor (Kiss Me Kate, Lili, Casino Royale), dies of cancer at 65
2009 - Willibrordus S. Rendra, Indonesian poet (Ballad orang-orang tertjina), dies at 73
2012 - Sir Bernard Lovell, English radio astronomer, dies at 98
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