Historical Events
1276 – Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City
1864 – Ulysses S. Grant is named Commanding General of the U.S. (Union) Army
1889 – Battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi’s beat Abyssinian emperor John IV
1922 – KJR-AM in Seattle Washington begins radio transmissions
1956 – Weather forecasting phone line set up in London England
1957 – 4th ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats South Carolina, 95-75
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Famous Birthdays
1454 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America), born in Florence (d. 1512)
1890 – Vyacheslav Molotov [Skryabin], Russian politician (Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1939-49, 1953-6), born in Kukarka, Russian Empire (d. 1986)
1954 – Carlos Ghosn, French Brazilian automobile executive (Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors), born in Porto Velho, Brazil
1958 – Jack Kenny, American television writer and producer (Warehouse 13), born in Chicago, Illinois
1979 – Óscar Isaac [Hernández], French Guatemalan-American actor (Scenes From A Marriage; Balibo; Inside Llewyn Davis), born in Guatemala City, Guatemala
1987 – Lil’ Bow Wow [Shad Gregory Moss], American rapper and actor (Beware of Dogs), born in Columbus, Ohio
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Famous Deaths
1954 – Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer (b. 1912)
1964 – Johanna “Mina” Bakker, Dutch actress (Boefje), dies at 87
1992 – Felipe Turich, actor (Lawless), dies
2017 – Howard Hodgkin, British abstract painter, dies at 84
2019 – Harry Howell, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (NY Rangers 1952-69), dies of dementia at 86
2023 – Otis Taylor, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl IV Kansas City Chiefs; First-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl 1971, 72), dies from Parkinson’s disease dementia at 80
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