Historical Events
1954 - German airline Lufthansa forms
1964 - The Beatles' 4th appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", features an interview and pre-recorded performance of "You Can't Do That"
1968 - American boxer Bob Foster defeats holder Dick Tiger for the world light-heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Gardens, New York (goes on to defend title x 14)
1981 - Hostage situation ends at the Central Bank in Barcelona, Spain
2004 - North Korea bans mobile phones
Famous Birthdays
1881 - Mikuláš S chneider-Trnavský, Slovak composer (Missa pastoralis), born in Trnava, Slovakia (d. 1958)
1925 - Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, American actor (Rio Bravo), born in Aguilares, Texas (d. 2006)
1932 - Graham Arnold, British artist (Brotherhood of Ruralists), born in Sydenham, London (d. 2019)
1950 - Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Auburn, Washington
1978 - Brian Ching, American footballer (U.S. National Team), born in Hale'iwa, Hawaii
Famous Deaths
1918 - Evan Williams, American oratorio tenor, dies at 50
1972 - Ismail Yasseen, Egyptian comedian and actor (Isamil Yassine as Tarzan, Ibn Hamidu), dies of a heart attack at 59
1987 - Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, British actress (Gigi; The Music Man), dies at 89
1991 - Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (b. 1912)
2025 - Susan Brownmiller, American activist and feminist author (Against Our Wills), dies at 90 due to complications after a fall
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