Historical Events
1588 – King Henri III flees Paris
1777 – University library at Vienna opens
1960 – Phillies lose 3rd consecutive 1-0 game
1960 – WOLE TV channel 12 in Aguadillo, PR
2012 – Manchester City win the English Premier League for the first time
Famous Birthdays
1903 – Jim Sims, English cricket spin bowler (4 Tests, 11 wickets; Middlesex), born in Leyton, England (d. 1973)
1944 – Armistead Maupin, American author (Tales of the City series), born in Washington D.C.
1967 – Melanie Thornton, American pop-dance singer (La Bouche – “Be My Lover”), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 2001)
1978 – Barry Zito, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1980 – Waka Inoue, Japanese gravure idol, TV personality, and actress, born in Tokyo, Japan
Famous Deaths
1839 – Joseph Fesch, French cardinal (Archbishop of Lyon, 1802-39), diplomat, art collector (Musée Fesch), and uncle of Napoleon, dies at 76
1901 – Leopoldo Alas, Spanish novelist (La Regenta), dies at 49
1967 – Frank McGrath, American actor (The Reluctant Astronaut, Wagon Train), dies from a heart attack at 64
1999 – Gene Sarazen, American golfer (7 x major titles including Career Grand Slam; 38 PGA Tour event wins), dies of pneumonia at 97
1999 – Meg Greenfield, American Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer (Washington Post; Newsweek), dies of cancer at 68
