1605 – Li Tzu-ch’eng, Chinese revolutionary who dethroned last Ming emperor, born in Mizhi, Shaanxi province, China (d. 1645) 1879 – Warner Oland, Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan), born in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden (d. 1938) 1897 – Josephine Riley Matthews “Mama Jo”, African-American midwife (delivered over 1300 babies), born in Aiken, South …
1247 – William II of Holland elected Roman Catholic anti-king of Germany 1605 – Sangley Rebellion: Overseas Chinese, known as the Sangley, rise up against Spanish authorities in Manila, Philippines. Spanish, local Japanese, and indigenous Tagalog forces massacre an estimated 20,000 ethnic Chinese. 1922 – Governor of Georgia names Progressive writer Rebecca Felton (87) to …
1113 – Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies 1678 – Wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them 1920 – Max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), dies at 82 1962 – Boris Y. Bukreev, Russian mathematician (b. 1859) 1967 – Albertina Rasch, Austrian-born American ballerina and choreographer, dies at 76 1985 …
1470 – Isabella of Aragon, Spanish heir of the Catholic Monarchs and Queen consort of Portugal (1497-98) had Jews expelled from Portugal, born in Dueñas, Castile (d. 1498) 1722 – Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier, born in Horn, Austria (d. 1776) 1827 – Edmund Jackson Davis, American lawyer, soldier, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in …
1904 – White Sox left-hander Doc White’s streak of 45 consecutive MLB scoreless innings is snapped by the New York Highlanders in Chicago; White Sox win 7-1 at South Side Park III 1947 – Revised International Telecommunication Convention is adopted 1972 – Danish population votes for membership in the European Common Market 1972 – Montreal …
1310 – Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257) 1633 – Filaret Romanov, patriarch of Moscow, dies (b. 1550) 1904 – William Harcourt, British Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, dies at 76 1930 – Ricacrdo Drigo, Italian composer of opera and ballet music, (Le Réveil de Flore; “La Flûte magique), conductor (Imperial …
1808 – Eduard Sobolewski, Polish-American violinist and composer, born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1872) 1932 – Albert Collins, American blues guitarist (Ice Pickin’; Don’t Lose Your Cool; Showdown!), born in Leona, Texas (d. 1993) 1935 – Julie Andrews, British Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning stage and screen singer and actress (My Fair Lady …
1871 – General Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV) forms in Utrecht 1890 – Germany’s anti-socialist laws lapse 1953 – Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine sets a World Series record with 14 strikeouts in a 3-2 Game 3 win against the New York Yankees at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn 1960 – Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom …
1897 – Therese of Lisieux, French Roman-Catholic nun, made a saint in 1925, dies of tuberculosis at 24 1948 – Edith Roosevelt, US First Lady and wife of Teddy Roosevelt, dies at 87 1960 – St John Philby, British explorer and Arabist, dies at 75 1983 – William Elliott, American actor (Bridget Loves Bernie – …
1800 – Decimus Burton, British architect (Hyde Park, Palm House Kew Gardens), born in London, England (d. 1881) 1833 – Ferdinand von Saar, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1906) 1870 – Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; head of J.P. Morgan during the Wall Street Crash, father of Corliss Lamont, born …
1857 – US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, south of Hawaii 1862 – Minister-President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck delivers his famous “Blood and Iron” speech on the unification of German territories 1960 – On Howdy Doody’s last show, the traditionally silent clown, Clarabell the Clown, finally speaks his first and only words, …
1867 – Sterling “Old Pap” Price, American lawyer, U.S. Army Brigadier General and politician (11th Governor of Missouri), dies at 58 1915 – Rudi Stephan, German composer (Die ersten Menschen), dies fighting in World War I at 28 1959 – Harold Huber [Huberman], American radio, stage, a,d screen actor (I Cover Times Square), dies at …
1518 – Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter and notable exponent of the Renaissance school, born in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1594) 1583 – John VIII, the Younger, Count of Nassau-Siegen and field marshal, born in Dillenburg (d. 1638) 1760 – William Beckford, British writer (Vathek), politician, plantation owner, and art collector, born in Soho Square, …
235 – St. Pontianus ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1668 – English expedition to Hudson Bay led by Frenchman Médard Chouart Des Groseilliers arrives at the Nemiscau (Rupert) River aboard the Nonsuch, beginning of the Hudson’s Bay Company 1859 – Great auroral display in the US 1937 – Frans Slaats cycles a world hour …
1844 – Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy, Russian general and statesman (b. 1769) 1873 – Emile Gaboriau, French writer (father of the French detective novels), dies at 37 1914 – Richard Warren Sears, American businessman who founded department store Sears, Roebuck and Company, dies of Bright’s disease at 50 1968 – Corry Lievens, Flemish actress, playwright and …
1813 – Anton Wallerstein, German composer, born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1892) 1844 – Robert Stout, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1884-87), born in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (d. 1930) 1855 – Thomas Frederick Tout, British historian (Manchester school of historiography), born in London, England (d. 1929) 1864 – Barry Pain, English writer (Punch), …
1923 – New York Yankees overwhelm Boston Red Sox 24-4 1928 – US recognizes the Chinese nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek 1961 – “Hazel” starring Shirley Booth debuts on NBC-TV 1963 – “Sally, Go ‘Round The Roses” by Jaynetts, a one-hit wonder from the Bronx, New York City, peaks at #2 1969 – SPD wins …
1719 – George Smalridge, British Bishop of Bristol (Sixty Sermons Preach’d on Several Occasions), dies at 56 1891 – Ivan Goncharov, Russian novelist (Oblomov), dies at 79 1943 – Wac?aw Gieburowski, Polish Catholic priest, choral conductor, composer, and musicologist, dies at 65 1972 – S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician (b. 1892) 1974 – Silvio Frondizi, …