Historical Events
1862 - Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk, VA
1947 - Laos accepts constitution for parliamentary democracy
1959 - Elvis Presley's 1st entry on UK charts with "Heartbreak Hotel"
1965 - Bangladesh windstorm kills 17,000
1972 - John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show
1997 - "Play On!" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC after 61 performances
Famous Birthdays
1763 - János Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845)
1882 - Joseph Marx, Austrian composer/critic
1895 - Jan Parandowski, writer
1922 - Nestor Chylak, American baseball umpire (d. 1992)
1946 - Plume Latraverse, Quebec singer and musician
1954 - Judith Weir, composer
Famous Deaths
1778 - William Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69
1985 - Garmt Stuiveling, literatrary (Ego and Echo), dies at 77
2004 - John Whitehead, American singer (McFadden and Whitehead) (b. 1949)
2006 - Yossi Banai, Israeli singer (b. 1932)
2006 - Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)
2013 - Jack Butler, American football player, dies from complications from staph infection at 85
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