Historical Events
1937 - Neville Chamberlain becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1963 - Estimated 22,000 die in a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal (India)
1964 - Jawaharlal Nehru cremated in New Delhi
1983 - Rock guitarist Slash first hears Axl Rose singing with the band Rapidfire at Gazzarri’s On The Sunset Strip, in Los Angeles, California
2008 - The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
Famous Birthdays
1858 - Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (blowtorch), born in Arboga, Sweden (d. 1939)
1863 - Georg Adler, Polish state economist, born in Poznań, Poland (d. 1908)
1892 - Minna Gombell, American actress (Bad Girl, Thin Man, Hello Sister), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1973)
1944 - Gary Stewart, American country singer ("She's Actin' Single"), born in Jenkins, Kentucky (d. 2003)
1971 - Isabelle Carré, French actress (Angélique Delange in "Romantics Anonymous", Anna M. in "Anna M."), born in Paris, France
Famous Deaths
1805 - Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (Minuet), dies at 62
1878 - John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, British Prime Minister (Whig: 1846-52 and 1865-66), dies at 85
1990 - Giorgio Manganelli, Italian writer and journalist (Gruppo 63 movement), dies at 67
2010 - Jacob Kistemaker, Dutch nuclear physicist (ultra centrifuge), dies at 93
2024 - Butch Johnson, American archer (Olympic gold team 1996, bronze 2000), dies at 68
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