Historical Events
1597 – William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance
1867 – Queen Victoria and Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel
1989 – NFL Draft: #1 pick UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman by Dallas Cowboys
1989 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores 10 points in his last game as a Laker in a 121-117 win over Seattle SuperSonics at the LA Forum
1991 – Björn Borg loses 6-2, 6-3 to Jordi Arrese after an 8 year lay off without practising or playing any exhibition matches
1993 – Peter Townshend’s musical “Tommy” premieres in NYC
Famous Birthdays
1141 – King Malcolm IV of Scotland, nicknamed Virgo “the Maiden” King of Scots (1141 April-May), born in Scotland (d. 1165)
1747 – Abbé Alexandre-Auguste Robineau, French composer and painter, born in Paris (d. 1828)
1893 – Frank Borzage, American director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1962)
1930 – Michael Bowen, British Roman Catholic Archbishop (Southwark), born in Gibraltar
1936 – John D’Arcy, New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman on 1958 England tour), born in Christchurch New Zealand
1963 – Magnús Ver Magnússon, Icelandic powerlifter (World’s Strongest Man 1991, 94, 95, 96), born in Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Famous Deaths
1897 – Clement Harris, English composer, killed fighting in the Greco-Turkish war at 25
1971 – William V. S. Tubman, Liberian politician (President of Liberia 1944-71), dies at 76
1986 – Jim Laker, English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests; 193 wickets; world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956), dies from complications of gall bladder surgery at 64
1992 – Satyajit Ray, Indian director (Distant Thunder, Agantuk), dies at 70
2020 – Bernardino Lombao, Spanish handballer (Atlético de Madrid 1967-69), coach (Nat basketball teams) and TV presenter (De Olimpia a Los Ángeles, Objetivo 92), dies at 81
2021 – Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), dies in a plane crash at 71
