Today in History for 9th September 2022:
Historical Events
1963 – NBC expands “The Huntley–Brinkley Report”, their evening television news program, from 15 to 30 minutes
1967 – 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V
1969 – US Open Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Rod Laver beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to claim his record second Grand Slam
1971 – John Lennon releases his “Imagine” album
2017 – 74th Venice Film Festival: “The Shape of Water” directed by Guillermo del Toro wins the Golden Lion
2021 – 17 hospital patients die after heavy rainfall and flooding in Tula, central Mexico
Famous Birthdays
1687 – Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault, French composer, born in Verdun, France (d. 1745)
1809 – William Radford, U.S. Navy rear admiral, born in Fincastle, Virginia (d. 1890)
1907 – Truman “Pinky” Tomlin, American singer and actor (Sing While You’re Able, With Love and Kisses), born in Eros, Arkansas (d. 1987)
1946 – Doug Ingle, American rock vocalist and keyboard player (Iron Butterfly – “In A Gadda Da Vida”), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1976 – Juan A. Baptista, Venezuelan actor, born in Caracas, Venezuela
1976 – Emma de Caunes, French film actress, born in Paris, France
Famous Deaths
546 – St. Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, Irish bishop
1960 – Jussi Björling, Swedish operatic tenor, dies from cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) complications at 49
1975 – John McGiver, American actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show; Fitzwilly), dies from a heart attack at 61
1993 – David Tendlar, animator (Betty Boop), dies
1994 – Patrick O’Neal, American actor (Under Siege, The Stepford Wives, King Rat, Night of the Iguana), dies at 66
1996 – Jack Pepys, immunologist, dies at 82