Historical Events
1622 – Germany and Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg
1923 – Baltimore Sun warns of the Ku Klux Klan
1965 – Twin brothers are in held in custody in London charged with abduction and murder
1972 – LA Lakers defeat the Atlanta Hawks 134-90 for their 33rd straight win, the longest winning streak in major professional sports
2009 – 35th People’s Choice Awards: Will Smith and Reese Witherspoon win (Movie Star) and Hugh Laurie and Christina Applegate win (TV)
2023 – Vaccine for bees against American Foulbrood bacteria approved in the US – first vaccine in the US for any insect
Famous Birthdays
1920 – Aubrey Brabazon, Irish jockey and horse trainer, born in The Curragh, Ireland (d. 1996)
1924 – Geoffrey Bayldon, British stage and screen actor (Catweazle; Worzel Gummidge – “Crowman”), born in Leeds, England (d. 2017)
1930 – Douglas Kiker, American NBC newsman (1970 Peabody Award), born in Griffin, Georgia (d. 1991)
1942 – Vasiliy Alekseyev, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold 1972, 76), born in Miloslavsky District, Soviet Union (d. 2011)
1945 – Dave Cousins [Hindson], English rock singer-songwriter (Strawbs – “Part of the Union”), born in Hounslow, England
1968 – Georgi Gospodinov, Bulgarian writer (Time Shelter – 2023 International Booker prize), born in Yambol, Bulgaria
Famous Deaths
1736 – Česlav Vaňura, Czech composer, dies at 41
1922 – Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana’ole, Prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii, dies at 50
1943 – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist, electrical engineer and inventor who developed alternating current and the Tesla Coil, dies at 86
1951 – René Guénon, French-Egyptian metaphysician, traditionalist and author, dies at 64
1990 – Gail Lucas, American entertainer, dies at 37
2000 – Gary Albright, American professional wrestler (b. 1963)
