Historical Events
1619 - Remonstrant Society forms in Antwerp
1941 - Approximately 33,771 Jews are shot to death or buried alive at Babi Yar ravine near Kiev, Ukraine, by Nazi troops over two days
1943 - Pope Pius XII's encyclical on the Divine Spirit
1990 - MLB Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 in the last game at Comiskey Park, Chicago
2024 - The UK becomes the first major economy to give up coal, ceasing operations at its last coal-fired power station at Ratcliffe-on-Soar
Famous Birthdays
1824 - Peter Milne, Scottish composer and violinist, known as the "Tarland Minstrel", born in Kincardine O'Neil, Scotland (d. 1908)
1919 - Patricia Neway, American soprano (Consul; Maria Golovia), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2012)
1942 - Dewey Martin, Canadian rock drummer (Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"), born in Chesterville, Ontario (d. 2009)
1946 - Héctor Lavoe [Pérez], Puerto Rican salsa singer, born in Machuelo Abajo, Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 1993)
1972 - José Lima, Dominican baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1999 Houston Astros; Detroit Tigers, LA Dodgers), born in Santiago, Dominican Republic (d. 2010)
Famous Deaths
1986 - Storm Jameson, English writer and critic, dies at 95
1993 - Paul Nowee, Dutch writer of children's and youth books. (Arendsoog.. premiejager), dies at 57
1996 - Kenneth Muir, English scholar, dies at 89
2008 - Christa Reinig, German poet and writer (Idleness is the Root of All Love, The Tightrope Walker), dies at 82
2020 - Quino [Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón], Argentine cartoonist (Mafalda), dies at 88
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